New York: Vintage Books, 1995. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Rear cover bumped.
xix, 331 pp. "Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine.....
New York: William A. Mercein, 1819. Revised Edition. Full-Leather.
1819 revised edition. Leather edges rubbed, ink names on front endpapers, pages foxed.
vii, 565 pp. 8vo. Full calf, red morocco spine label, gilt titles & double rule. A study of the various aspects (political, administrative, social, etc.) of classical Rome.....
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Ink name on front free endpaper.
320 pp. Recent archaeological studies form the basis of this work on the fourteenth-century B.C. civilization dominated by Akhenaten.
Paris: . 1965. Soft Cover.
a few light smudges on front wrapper, ink stamp and pencil name on front flyleaf, faint stain.
185 pp. Text in French. Includes 97 figures, 16 black-and-white plates, 4 color plates, and a fold-out map. Collection L'Homme et Ses Origines [collection man and his origins].....
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc., 1943. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. Front jacket joint heavily rubbed, jacket edges rubbed, jacket stained. Pencil name on front paste-down endpaper, newspaper clipping mounted on front free endpaper, page edges stained.
viii, 344 pp. Color frontispiece mirrors jacket art. Number 1 in.....
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges lightly worn.
xiii, 409 pp. The relentlessly self-promoting amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for discovering Homer's Troy over one hundred years ago, and since then generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions.....
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001. Trade Paperback.
Minor highlighting.
xii, 216 pp. "Global Sex is the first major work to take on the globalization of sexuality, examining the ways in which desire and pleasure—as well as ideas about gender, political power, and public health—are framed, shaped, or commodified.....
Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1969. Wallwork, Richard. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges bumped with a few minor tears to jacket spine head.
513 pp. 16 color plates, black-and-white photographs and illustrations. "An account o the history, art, and mythology of the Polynesian races..."
New York: Crown Publishers, 1990. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing of 2001 reissue. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
760 pp. Map illustrated endpapers. "The best-selling author of the Earth's Children series continues the epic story of Ayla, the mythical heroine of Ice Age Europe. The Plains of.....
. 1918. Signed Copy. Stapled Binding.
Signed by author with inscription, "With the regards of." Wrappers lightly toned, wrappers and pages creased down the center.
Reprinted from the American Anthropologist (N.S.) Vol. 20, No. 1. January-March, 1918.
London: The Folio Society, 2013. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Includes publisher's slipcase. A few very minor scuffs to slipcase.
lviii, 540 pp. Color reproductions of historical illustrations, several regional maps precede text. This book presents the Persian Baburnama, a key primary source and the earliest record of Babur's memoirs. The translation.....
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Reissue. Large Hardcover.
Reissue. Light jacket edgewear.
256 pp. Brief presentations of one hundred famous archeological sites and discoveries, including the first humans and early civilizations.
Ottawa: Musee National du Canada, 1957. Trade Paperback.
Inscribed to Hella Sachs and signed by author on title page. This volume was acquired from the personal library of Julian Street, Jr., Hella's husband. Edges rubbed.
xv, [1], 242 pp. French text. The title translates to 'Treasure of the Old Jesuits'.....
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012. 9th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Ninth printing. Front cover corners curl slightly.
xi, 389 pp. Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence.....
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2000. Reprint. Hard Cover.
Reprint. Jacket edges worn.
xxxiii, 877 pp. Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has now set down in one continuous narrative the sum of his discoveries and conclusions about.....
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991. Large Hardcover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
xv, 287 pp. "Argues that scenes found on late classic sculpture represent cave rituals performed by the Mayan elite and discusses the Mayan world view and the role caves played in it."
New York: A Studio Book / The Viking Press, 1970. Beny, Roloff. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed and bumped with a few small chips and small tears.
224 pp. Tipped in color photographs throughout. Famous Canadian photographer, Peny's work is in numerous museum collections. The British.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Lacks jacket. Minor scuff on front board.
ix, [7], 383, [1], vii, [7] pp. 8vo. Dilmun was a land which stretched beyond the confines of Bahrain, as far north as Kuwait, and as far south as Saudi Arabia.....
New Haven: Associated Publishers of American Records, 1908. Limited Edition. Hard Cover.
Limited edition, #302 of an unspecified limitation.
vi, 194, [10] pp. Original green cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt. A history of the town led by the sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy, who helped prevent the failure of.....
Chicago, Illinois: Phoenix Books / The University of Chicago Press, 1968. Trade Paperback.
Seventh printing; 6th printing. Volume 2: Covers soiled. Both volumes: Top page ridge foxed.
xx, 279; x, 282-499 pp. Two volume set. Feudal Society is the masterpiece of one of the greatest historians of the century. Marc.....
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Jacket spine stained, jacket edges rubbed and creased. Boards lightly soiled.
xii, 432 pp. The author interweaves his personal experiences in China with a discussion of the history, culture, and present situation of the Chinese.....
New York: Alden Brothers, Publishers, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Boards soiled, pencil name on front paste-down endpaper.
395 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt title on spine and front board, top edge gilt. CONTENTS: In Central New York; "People of the Long House"; Religious Beliefs; Councils.....
England: Barracuda Books Limited, 1975. Signed Copy. Large Hardcover.
Signed by author with inscription, "With best wishes." Front jacket flap clipped, jacket faintly toned.
147 pp. A history of Banbury, illustrated with black-and-white maps and illustrations.
London: Thames & Hudson, 1980. Enlarged Edition. Trade Paperback.
Two publisher stickers on rear cover, spine lightly creased and faded, ink name on half-title page.
288 pp. Includes 319 illustrations. The spread of Greek civilization through Europe, into Africa and the Near East began long before the Classical period, long.....
New York: James Pott & Company, 1904. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Ink name and pencil name on front endpapers, title page loosening but still holding.
vii, 367 pp. Red cloth board with gilt titles and gilt decor, top edge gilt. Illustrated with photogravures. CONTENTS: The Pillars.....