Childe, V. Gordon. THE DANUBE IN PREHISTORY. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1929. Green Cloth. Presumed First. 479 pp. Double, blind-stamped rules on front and rear covers. Faded, blind-stamped gilt lettering and rules on spine. Covers and spine are aged, faded and shelf-worn. Spine ends and corners are bumped and worn. Edges are lightly aged/soiled. Previous owner's name, in ink, on front paste-down. B/w frontis tri-fold map plus ten additional fold-out maps. Scholarly text is augmented with 227 b/w illustrations, fifteen plates and numerous b/w photos. Text is frequently underlined, in blue pencil, for approximately the first 225 pages. Underlining and/or margin marks, in blue pencil, occur occasionally after that. Text is also slightly aged and, very rarely, slightly soiled. This is an extremely rare volume from a prolific writer and "Abercromby Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology in the University of Edinburgh.". Very Good
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Leibovitch, J. ANCIENT EGYPT. Cairo, Egypt: Imprimerie De l'Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale 1938. Paper. Presumed First. 286 pp. Subtitle, "An Easy Introduction to its Archaeology Including a Short Account of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo with a Description of Giza and Saqqara by J. Leibovitch of the Egyptian Antiquities Department, Cairo. English Translation by Alan Rowe." Front cover has a pasted-on, full-color illustration of two Egyptian women with perfume cones and blue water lilies on their heads. Brown paper covers and spine are aged, soiled and edge-worn. Spine ends are cracked, chipped and split. Corners are bent. Edges are aged. Brief ink inscription, dated 1942, on ffep. Text, in English, has occasional changes (or corrections) to the text written in ink. There are also pencil notations on the rear fep. Text is augmented with numerous b/w photos numerically keyed to descriptions of the pieces. Interior is somewhat aged. Very Good
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Piggott, Stuart, F.B.A. ANCIENT EUROPE FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF AGRICULTURE TO CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY. Chicago: Aldine Publishing Co. 1966. Orange Cloth. 340 pp. B/w ills. Solid cover with silver lettering in black boxes on spine, gilt publisher's logo on lower spine. Spine is lightly creased top and bottom; corners are a little worn. The book is derived from the Rhind Lectures in Archaeology at the Society of Antiquaries in Scotland in November 1962. Written on two levels, it is not only a definitive text for the student, but also an overview for the general reader of prehistory. Very Good Plus
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Van Sinderen, Adrian. A JOURNEY INTO NEOLITHIC TIMES. New York: Author 1947. Marbled Paper Over Boards. First Edition. Unpag. 40 B/w and color photo ills. Cover is marbled pattern of blues and browns with a yellow cloth backstrip lettered in blue. Spine very slightly soiled. A slipcase in a gray and white stone-like pattern is edgeworn but tight. Printed by The Yale University Press; designed by Carl Purington Rollins; edition limited to 600 copies. Illustrated with photos. Account of the author's travels in Mexico and history of the area. Bibliophile and banker Adrian Van Sinderen issued a Christmas gift book in limited editions over many years, starting in 1935. See our books #007117-7120 and 007124 for other titles in his series. Very Good Plus Limited Edition.
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Zayed, Dr. Abdel Hamid. EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. Cairo, Egypt: Le Scribe Egyptien S.A.E. 1962. Paper. 180 pp. Front and rear covers have full color illustrations of Egyptian paintings. Covers and spine are aged, soiled, foxed and edge-worn. Spine is cracked and split at the bottom corner. Edges are foxed. Portion of lower corner of ffep is worn through. Text, in English, is augmented by numerous b/w photos including a vertical fold-out photo of an inscription. The photos are numerically keyed to descriptions of the pieces. Interior is clean, crisp and tight. Very Good
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