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Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large Octavo. 384 pp. First Edition, illus, 1958; First Printing, July 1958. 11 titled chapters, Appendix, index. DJ Not Price Clipped. Light wear to top edge spine dj. Faintly toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white. 6.1" x 9.1". Brown cloth with blind-stamped illustration on front board, brown title plate and gilt lettering to spine, map on end papers, and brown top text block. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 323 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 2002. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, 1936 Book. Very Good + +. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Good - Very Good. 18 pp. + 76 plates including 12 in full color. First Edition, 1936. Text in German. Small chips to head and tail spine dj with 2" closed tear bottom edge spine of same, taped front panel top edge near spine; age-toned spine and partially age-toned panels, else, Pristine interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pictorial wrappers..

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1980 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xv (i), 416 pp, illus. Later Reprint, 1980 of the Second Printing (1970) where minor corrections were made throughout the book and a new Postscript to Part II was supplied by the editor. Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 7" x 10.25". Grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and map on endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The contributors endeavor to place Oaxaca in its Mesoamerican setting from earliest times to the Conquest, offering a sample of the research that is shaping our understanding of Oaxaca in ancient times. Illustrated with over 300 photographs of ceramics, including 16 pages in full color; 50 of the city of Monte Alban, Yagul and Mitla; 200 drawings of glyphs and art objects; and 2 dozen carefully prepared maps and plans.".

New York London: G.P. Putnam's Sons / George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1959. Book. Illus. by Franco, Jose Luis - maps and drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. 313 pp, Preface and Acknowledgments, 16 Chapters with 93 figures - drawings, list of 24 Plates & 6 Maps, Appendix 1 - 3. Biblography, Index. 6.6" x 9.5" maroon cloth boards, gilt spine letters. binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, pages somewhat stiff, cloth shows light wear along top edge fr board forecorner. clipped DJ with sun-tanned spine plus 1" fr b rear, with mnor chipping to top and bottom spine. in acetate protector. .

New York: Crown Publishers, 1976 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First English Language Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. (4) 314 pp, illus. Translated byRachel Kendall Gordon: First English Language Edition, 1976. Two tiny chips with a small closed tear to top edge rear panel dj with some additional very minor edge wear to same. else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 7.5" x 9.75". Mustard-yellow half-cloth with black paper-covered boards, glossy bronze lettering to spine, and map on endpapers. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "Reviews the discovery and significance of prehistoric ruins and artifacts throughout the Peruvian Andes and discusses the social, economic, and political lives of Andeans over the past ten thousand years.".

Los Angeles, California: The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology / University of California Los Angeles, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First English Edition. Large Octavo. xii + 603 pp, Introductory chapter by editors, 24 papers by contributors with footnotes & references, list of contributors, figures, tables, index. Binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, glossy paper. 6.25" x 9.25" crimson cloth boards, black spine & cover letters, in illustrated DJ, unclipped, in protector..

Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xviii (ii), 247 (5) pp. Fifth Edition (printing), 1968. 1st @1942. Owner's ex libris rubber stamp on front paste down. Prefaces to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th editions, 5 chapters, with two levels of sub-topics, Postscript, Notes, Addenda and Corrigenda to third edition, list of abbreviations, index of biblical citations, index of subject and authors. Very light fading to spine and board edges with lightly age-toned text block, else, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 9.5". Navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1966 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. 4to. xix, 285 pp + 173 planches, 42 figures, and 3 plans (fold-out at back); preface by R. Ghirshman; avant-propos; Les recherches archeologiques dans les regions de L'Iran; notes bibliographiques A-B; liste chronologique des fouilles, des sondages et des explorations; revue synoptique et chronologique de l'archeologie iranienne; annexes I-IV; planches 1 a' 173; plans 1 a' 3. French Text. Ex Library with usual stamps et. al., and only the faintest edgewear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with embossed gilt lettering..

New York: Harper's Magazine Press, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Quarto. xxi (i), 356 (6) pp, First U. S. Edition, @1974, iList of 112 separately paginated Plates, list of 61 figures - with many more, Preface, 16 chapters, Index. llus. Harper's Magazine Press in Association with Harper and Row: Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.75" x 10". Black cloth with red title plate gilt lettering and decorative gilt motive to spine, and illustrated end papers. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

Madras, India: State Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamilnadu, 1971 Book. Very Good. Soft Cover Folding Wraps. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo, x (ii), 184 (1) pp, preface by K. S. Ramachandran, Introduction by B. K. Thapar, abbreviations, A Bibliography of Indian Megaliths, addenda, b&w maps and illustrations, chart, index of types, index of sites, general index, glossary of terms. 3/4" closed tear to top edge spine with a few tiny closed tears and tiny chips. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, cover heavy card with slight wear to dj edges. 7.5" x 9.5" illustrated paper dust jacket..

Gloucestershire, U.K.: Alan Sutton Pubishing, Ltd., 1983 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. x + 219 pp, preface, list of 43 illustrations, 6 chapters, glossary, notes & references, bibliography, index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, covers crisp, spine lettering bright. DJ with import sticker on lower flap corner, in clear mylar protector. 5.7" x 8.8" black cloth boards, gilt spine lettering, in light blue DJ.

Poona, India: Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, 1971 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. xxvi, 460 pp, foreword, preface, list of tafbles, list of illistrations (line drawings), list of color plates, list of half-tone illustrations, , fold-out map, I. Introduction; II. Stratification; III. Chronology; IV. The Structures; V. Pottery; VI. The Stone Blades; VII. Stone Objects; VIII. Beads; IX. Terracotta Objects; X. Metal Objects; XI. Objects of Bone; XII. The Navdatoli Culture and Its Authors; appendix: I. magascopic and microscopic studies; II. distribution charts of stone blaes, III. animal remains from the excavations at Navdatoli; IV. some plant remains from Navdatoli, India; V. metallurgical stuies in copper artifacts from navdatoli; index. Deccan College Research Institute and M. S. University Publication No. 2: First Edition, 1971. Scarce Title. "Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia (1908-1989) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and archaeologist specialising in proto- and… Read More

Poona, India: Deccan College, 1965 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 4to. xvi, 206 pp, foreword by S. M. Katre, acknowledgments, list of b&w illustrations, I. The Setting; II. The Site, Strata and Structures; III. The Burials; IV. The Chronology; V. Polished Stone Tools; VI. The Chalcolithic Blad Industry; VII. Pottery; VIII. Beads; IX. Copper Objects; X. Terracotta Objects; XI. Stone Objects; XII. Chalcolithic Chandoli; Appendix: I. Human Skeletal Remains from Chandoli; II. Studies in Copper Objects; III. ShelI Remains; IV. A Note on Flax with a fold-out after page 4. Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute: First Edition, Limited to 500 Copies, 1965. "Chandoli is a small site disturbed by both nature and man. Its careful excavation has show that it has something more to tell us besides Nevasa. This contact with similar cultures in Central India, while a small terracotta theriomorphic painted bull-like (fig. 62) is the one positive evidence of affinities of… Read More

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1932 Book. Very Good - Fine. Soft cover. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 64 pp, illus. with laid-in postcard from exhibition addressed to Sven Hadin. Near Pristine. No markings, tight binding, clean. 6.25" x 9.25". Pictorial wrappers in protective sleeve. Subtitle: Exhibition of Historical and Ethnological Collections made by Dr. Gosta Montell, Member of Dr. Sven Hadin's Expeditions and Donated by Vincent Bendix. "The Lama Temple was found by Drs. Montell and Hadin in 1930. It was built by the emperor Ch'ien-lung 1767-71. A replica was made and exhibited at the Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition..

London: Thames & Hudson, 1998 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 240 pp, introduction, 1. The Andean People and their Land, 2. Cities for the Andes, 3. Early Monumental Architecture in the Andes, 4. The Highland Center of Chavin de Huantar, 5. The First Cities, 6. Imperial Cities: Wari and Tiwanaku, 7. Cities of the Desert, 8. City and Countryside in the Inka Empire, 9. Reconstructing Life in the Ancient Cities, Gazetteer, further reading notes to the text, list of 147 illustrations with 27 in color, acknowledgments, index. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

New York London: Academic Press, Inc., 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Square Quarto. xvi, 321 (5) pp, list of 16 contributors, preface, 13 chapters by contributors. each with introduction & conclusion/summary, figures - extensive reference lists & footnoes, Subject index. 4th chapter paper (pp 83-101) contains ink underlines & margin lines in text else Near Fine - 8" x 9.5" Dark bluish-green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Unclipped DJ, in protector, A small chip to top edge spine dj with some very minor additional wear to same. ..

Gloucestershire, U.K.: Alan Sutton Pubishing, Ltd., 1991 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Small Octavo. Revised from the First Edition, Duckworth, London, 1973. x + 164 pp, preface, list of 46 illustrations, 6 chapters, notes & references, bibliography, index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, covers crisp, spine lettering bright. DJ with inner lower flap corner clipped, & slight wrinkle to bottom edge, in clear mylar protector. 5.7" x 8.8" black cloth boards, gilt spine lettering, in light orange DJ.

Peking: Unknown, 1978 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Folio. No Dust Jacket as Published. For page abstract in English laid-in; 6 pages text in Chinese; 209 color and b&w Plates; 23 page list of artifacts with descriptions in Chinese; map. Green title band to slipcase partially chipped in very thin line along fore-edge with a 1" closed tear to same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with blind stamped gilt motif and white lettering on front board and gilt decorative work in blind to spine. In Very Good ++ Slipcase..

Chicago, IL: Aldine Publishing Company, 1969 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Quarto. xxvi + 581 pp, preface, list of participants, Introduction, approximately 50 papers by contributors - eqach with figures - notes, references, etc., 8 unpaginated b&w glossy plates, general index, index of Sites & Localities, Index of Authors. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, gray cloth near fine & gilt spine on marron emboss. DJ with 1/2 sq inch chip along top edge, else Very Good in mylar protector. 6.5" x 10" gray cloth boards in gray illustrated DJ.