Kokalos: Studi Pubblicati dall'Istituto di Storia Antica dell'Università di Palermo (XXVI-XXVII 1980-1981, Tomo II 2) by Giorgio Bretschneider, ed - 1982

Roma; L'Erma di Bretschneider, 1984,. 1984. Soft cover. paperback, large 4to, 348pp, numerous illustrations, owner's name on title page, text clean and sound, cover edges rubbed, , Very Good condition .

141-311 pages + 38 plates with figures, appendixes and tables. Qurato (10 1/2" x 7 3/4") issued in wrappers. Anthropological Papers of The American Museum of Natural History volume 46, Part 2. From the library of Dr Thomas Hester. 1st edition.The second Afghan expedition of the American Museum of Natural History was organized by Walter A Fairservis, Jr who also led the First Afghan Expedition. The Second expedition was comprehensive in scale. Members of the expedition included: Walter Fairservis director; Rose Lilien, Archaeologist; John Zeigler, geologist; Howard Stoudt, archaeologist; Louis Dupree, archaeologist; George Maranjian, physical anthropologist; George McClellan, naturalist; A Franklin MacKenzie, orientalist; Jan Fairservis, artist; Ann Dupree, botanist and Lawrence Kelsey, radio operator. When the Afghan Government failed to grant permission to excavate in north Afhanistan, permission to examine several caves in Kandahar Province was granted. The cave called Shamshir Ghar, "Cave of the… Read More

Ex-library with stickers on cover and tape reinforcement. Barcode and stickers inside covers. 24 pages. Archaeology. History. Travel. Connecticut. 11.25" X 8.75" Short illustrated book on William Gillette and his yacht the Aunt Polly which burned in dock at Gillette Castle on the Connecticut River. Book includes some information on Gillette's acting career, including his turn as Sherlock Holmes, but primarily focuses on his state and archaeological site where the Aunt Polly now lies, partially underwater.

Hardcover, 32 folded pages with text on back, 4.5" x 6.5", text in italian, french, english and german. Interior and exterior views of Pompei in folded postcard format within red boards,

Berlin: Akademie Der Wissenschaften, 1856. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. Lg 4to. Pages533-635 plus 8 engravings. Unbound extract out of a serial publication by the Akademie der Wissenschaften. Uncut. Very clean.

Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.

Bowers Museum, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Book is in NF condition with light rubbing to edges, 2 small dings to top edge else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact and whole.

Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More

The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.

T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.

Beirut: The Lebanese British Friends of the National Museum, 2004. Very well illustrated, thick and very large quarto, pp 591, a very good copy in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Extensive essays on Tyre, Rachideh, Sidon, Eshmun, Chhim, Beirut, Byblos, Yanouh, Tripoli, Tell Arqa etc and with 84 pages on the Cedars of Lebanon.]. [Very heavy - extra popstage will be required]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good.