Search Results: Archaeology & Anthropology from E Ridge fine Books

Cambrdge, MA: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. Near Fine. 1928. First Edition. Softcover. Original brown paper wraps with light edge wear, short closed tear and name stamped front and back cover. p. [89]-211. Many pages unopened. ; 8vo .

New York: American Museum of Natural History. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. Signed by Author . Signed by author. Inscribed "To Bob, with best regards, Clark". 150 pages. Illustrated. About near fine, the cover is bright, binding tight; some light soil on edges and title page. ; 8vo .

Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Pp. xix, 250. Index. Illustrated. Plates, intext figures, tables, 1 fold out, and maps. Book plate of Harvard University (stamped Peabody Museum Library), received from the library of Lauriston Ward; inside on the ffep Ward had neatly written his name. Lacking the dust jacket. Brown cloth creased corner tip, faded spine strip, all extremities worn. Library check single check slip adhered inside the back cover. Text is clean, the binding is tight. "Lauriston Ward received his BA from Harvard College in 1903 and his AM from Harvard University in 1934. Ward was Curator of Asiatic Archaeology at Harvard from 1937-1960 and served as President and Founder of the Council for World Archaeology from 1953-1960 and Chairman of the American School of Prehistoric Research from 1954-1960. Ward was very involved in archaeology, not as a dirt archaeologist per se, but as a creative organizing… Read More

Thomas Nelson Publishers. Fine. 1980. Hardcover. 0840751621 . Lacking the dust jacket. 766 pp. Illustrated. A comprehensive handbook of the people including the environment, religions, cultures, agriculture, trade, transportation, warfare, government, family relationships, clothing, architecture, and music of the peoples living in the Middle East during Biblical times. ; 9.30 X 6.80 X 2.20 inches; 766 pp pages .

New York: Frederick A Praeger. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Blue cloth with original, price clipped edge worn dust jacket. 288 pp., including 88 Photographs, 33 line drawings, 4 tables, 3 graphs and 1 histogram. #37 of Ancient Peoples and Places, series, (Thames & Hudson.) Abstract "Bones, Bodies and Disease is concerned with the technical aspects of diseases which have left traces on prehistoric human skeletal remains and with depictions of disease in primitive sculptures, drawings, and paintings. Wells' studies in anthropology and medicine have proved to be an excellent preparation for this book which is actually a history of prehistoric and primitive medicine. The book is written for the medical historian. Paleopathology is clearly and succinctly presented. The evidence available, the types of abnormalities, skeletal adaptations, cannibalism, trephination, radiographic evidence, artificial interference, and the simulation of pathological conditions… Read More

Springfield Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Pp. xvliii, 371: Illustrations, photographs. Index. End wear and corner bumps else a clean, tightly bound copy. The editors, along with 15 outstanding contributors, comprehensively explore and provide an overview of the principles behind the interpretation of skeletal blunt force trauma. "This volume is designed to serve as an overview of the principles behind interpretation of skeletal blunt force trauma. It is intended for those forensic anthropologists confronting human skeletal material, whether from archaeological or forensic contexts which requires analysis of traumatic defects. While relying on clinical reports in large part, it is designed for those dealing with dry bone. Survivability of injuries and morbidity is rarely mentioned and treatment ignored. Rather, the emphasis is first on documentation and second on interpretation. At a second level,… Read More

Romona, CA: Acoma Books. Near Fine. 1971. Reprint. Softcover. Stiff card cover. Penned price inside the cover, else Fine. Pp. 343-360. Intext figures and [15] full page plates. Reprint of the 1930 edition. Contents: Horn spoons;Mush paddles; Elk-horn money boxes; Cylindrical boxes; Other incised articles; Relation of carving to basketry design; General summary; Explanation of plates.; 8vo .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Pp 336. Index. Illustrated throughout including 48 pages of full color plates. Abstract: Traces the careers and conquests of Cortez and Pizarro in elaborate, colorful, well-documented detail. The interest and historical value of the book are enhanced by many illustrations, in both color and black and white, including old paintings, drawings and engravings, photographs and maps. Beautiful red cloth with bright gilt decoration and top edge publisher stain. The dust jacket is worn along the top edge and fold and is now in an clear protective cover.; 8vo .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Third printing, August 1947. xi, 338 pages. index. Green boards with bright gold spine lettering. Former owners name on the ffep and some penciled marginalia. The dust jacket is toned with edge wear and insect damage through to the spine (not involving lettering). Now in archival cover. "Stevenson's work has been seen both as an elaboration upon Ayer's views and as a representation of one of "two broad types of ethical emotivism." An analytic philosopher, Stevenson suggested in his 1937 essay "The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms" that any ethical theory should explain three things: that intelligent disagreement can occur over moral questions, that moral terms like good are "magnetic" in encouraging action, and that the scientific method is insufficient for verifying moral claims. Stevenson's own theory was fully developed in his 1944 book Ethics and Language.… Read More

Facts On File. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. Trade paper back. Revised edition of "The Cambridge guide to prehistoric man. 256 pages. Index. Illustrated. An illustrated introduction to the evolution of man, from the early hominids to the present day. 'The Field Guide to Early Man', has hundreds of two-colour illustrations, restorations and reconstructed skeletons, marginal notes and "field guide" drawings, diagrams, maps and charts, all accompanied by a nontechnical text. ; 8vo .

(England). Very Good. N.D.. Softcover. c1970's. Cream covers, bound with two staples, stamped in blind. General soil and age tone. Illustrated in color and black and white. Introduces the history before the Romans and the discovery process at Fishbourne continuing with the archaeological find details the large Roman site. ; 8vo .

Thames and Hudson. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. 0500790086 . Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated card covers, ; 8vo ; 208 pp pages .

Pelican Books. Near Fine. 1954. Second Edition. Softcover. Near fine. A 259. MMPB. xv, 240pp. Index. Illustrated with in text fig. and black and white photographs. General tone and a shallow reading crease. No markings. The orginal price sticker remains (85c) remains in place. Summary: The emergence of the Hittites from Old Testament lore is the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century. From the 15th to the 13th centuries BC the Hittites were a major force in the near east. At its height their empire stretched across Anatolia and most of Syria, and their influence was felt far beyond these territorial boundaries. Through close analysis of cuneiform and hieroglyphic texts, O.R. Gurney is able to give us a detailed picture of their lifestyle, laws and customs as well as their military achievements ; 8vo .

Thames and Hudson. Very Good. Softcover. 10" x 8.5" 74pp. Illustrated with 138 photographs, 127 in color, and map. "Hans Silvester, one of Europe's finest photographers, has toured many locations and captured their beauty in volumes such as The Camargue, The Other Provence and Cats of the Greek Islands. Jacques Soustelle, who wrote the preface to the book, is a noted authority on the archaeology and anthropology of Latin America. The front cover has one bent corner and minor edge wear. ; 8vo .

London, New York,: Hamlyn. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Cloth. Decorative endpages. Unclipped dust jacket. 127pp. Index. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white and color. The dust jacket spine is chipped and torn. back flap creased. Foxing on all edges which does not effect the text or illustration. ; 8vo .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, 380 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : Illustrations. Yellow cloth on board toned along the edges; the dust jacket is heavily edge toned and worn. Else a clean, straight copy. "For this basic and comprehensive presentation of the development of the human race through the centuries, Dr. Shapiro has called upon some of the most eminent anthropologists to write chapters in the diversified areas of this field. The result is an anthropology of essays which offers authoritative scholarship without sacrificing structural unity. The contributing authors include:James B. Griffin, H.L. Movius, Jr., V. Gordon Childe, J.O. Brew L.S. Cressman, E. Adamson Hoebel, Ruth Benedict, Harry Hoijer, Leslie Spier, George Peter Murdock, Claude Levi-Strauss, David G. Mandelbaum, R. Godfrey Lienhardt, Daryll Ford, Mary Douglas, and Robert Redfield." From the flap.; 8vo .

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. xx, 332 pages. Illustrated. BOMC edition. Black cloth. Dust jacket scuffed and toned; worn edges. Peter Farb (1929–1980) was an American author, anthropologist, linguist, environmentalist, biologist, and spokesman for conservation. (In Man's Rise to Civilization) he writes that the "White Man" owes a debt from his acculturation or "indianization," comparable in some ways to the Roman acculturation in conquering the Greeks." Wikipedia. ; 8vo .

San Francisco, CA: Bender-Moss Co.. Very Good. 1917. Hardcover. Fifteenth Enlarged and revised to date. For Prospectors, attorneys, surveyors and mining companies. 771 pp. Index. Burgundy buckram cloth over stiff card with gilt lettering. A solid clean copy without tears or marks. Edges rubbed, somewhat shakey. ; 8vo .

Boston, Toronto: Little Brown and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. 272 pages. Illustrtions. From diaries, newspaper stories, and interviews, Reader introduces the people who have studied the evolution of man and examines their theories about man's origins. "This is the story of the search for humanity's origins--from the Middle Ages, when questions of the earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries that show the interrelatedness of all living creatures. Central to the story is the part played by fossils." .

Kansas City, MO: University of Missouri. Very Good. 1973. Softcover. Paper wraps. 89 pp. Scuffed cover; lightly toned edges. Clean, solid copy. Includes works by award winning poets and writters: Carl Dennis; E. L. Mayo; Rose Graubart Ignato; Robert Slater; Robert M. Farnsworth; Lloyd J. Reynolds; Robert Gibb; Tom Crawford; R. P. Dickey; Henry H. Roth; Robert Bly; Roy P. Blasler. Reviews & Notes. ; 8vo .