Search Results: Archaeology from Callaghan Books South

Barnes Noble Inc, 1995. Cloth. Fine/Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Additional Postage Will Be Needed) Very large, very heaving sturdy book, quality dark blue cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, an illustration of mosaic inside covers and adjacent end papers, 255 stiff heavy glossy pages, stunning illustrations throughout, most in color. DJ glossy with close-up of Tollund Man bog person in Denmark, terracotta on back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 4th Ptg. . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large, heavy book, blue spine, yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 465 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, colorfully designed with color-illustration of American Indian village on front, two small color-illustrations at top back, praise from Howard Zinn, Richard Rhodes and others. DJ and book, both As New.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Slightly smaller book, black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 224 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy with image of pyramids on front, light crease at top back edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

London: Periplus, 1998. Leather Spine. Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very large (almost 14" high), very heavy book, dark blue-grained leather spine, marbled glossy boards in shades of blue, very bright gilt lettering and logo on spine, embossed ship at bottom of first front end paper, blue cloth bookmark, 274 heavy glossy photo pages, many fold-outs, profusely illustrated. DJ glossy dark blue with stunning color photo of statue standing at bottom of sea, in sturdy blue-marbled slipcase. Book, Dust Jacket and slipcase, all Very Fine.

Chicago: Aldine Publishing Co., 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, heavy book, red cloth faded along top and bottom edges, 340 pages, profusely illustrated. DJ glossy darker green background to front and back, an illustration of masked figure holding wheel above head on front, brown spine. DJ has a few tears and slight wear to tips as well as spine edges. Good DJ/Fine book.

Doubleday, 1964. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Large, heavy book, gray cloth with tiny light brown spots on much of front and back, gilt lettering and line design bright on spine, 294 lightly browned heavy pages, photos and other illustrations throughout. A look at Atlantis, Troy, Pyramids, Tikal, Stonehenge, Tintagel Castle, Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat and other places. DJ beneath mylar has b/w photo of Machu Picchu at front and spine, b/w photo of authors on top front. DJ has very slight wear to front tips, light creases at top front and spine top, two very tiny tears at spine bottom left and right edge, crease with light wear at top back edge, white portion of book lightly browned and very slightly soiled. Near Very Good DJ/Very Good book.

Princeton University Press, 1957. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. (The Page-Barbour Lectures for 1955, University of Virginia) Large, heavy book, brown cloth, very fine gilt lettering on spine, tiny crease at both front tips, 87 plates of photos, 201 lightly browned pages. DJ heavy paper, dark blue front and spine with round illustration at top front right, advertisement on back for "Mycenae" by Alan J.B. Wace. DJ badly worn, torn, white back browned. Fair DJ/Near Very Good book.

River Books, 2013. Soft cover. Fine. Larger, sturdy softcover with flaps, glossy wrappers with two statues in purple, yellow and orange on front wrapper, black spine and back wrapper, stunning color-illustration of temple at top back, 239 pages, profusely illustrated on heavy glossy paper stock. Very light surface wear to top back tip. Near Very Fine.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. Larger, sturdy book, darker rose cloth, a bright gilt illustration of hand and tool at bottom front right, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 182 pages, many illusrations plus a photo section showing weapons in use. DJ glossy black background beneath mylar, many illustrations in red of objects on front. DJ has thin light crease parallel and near top back edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

New York University Press, 1963. Cloth. Fine/Good. Slightly smaller book, tan cloth with embossed logo and title at top front left, red lettering very fine on spine, 367 lightly browned pages, photos and illustrations section. Contributors include Henri Breuil, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Grahame Clark, Emil Ludwig, Phillippe Diole, E.A. Wallis Budge, Howard Carter, J.M. Allegro, Alfred Metraux and others. DJ muted green and brown, slightly rubbed overall. DJ has very slight wear to front tips, very tiny tear near top front bookfold edge, tiny and microtear at top front edge, jagged 1/4" tear at top front spine indentation, very tiny tear with light crease at bottom front edge, microtears and micronicks with slight wear at spine top edge, light wear to spine bottom edge, very tiny tear and two microtears at top back edge. Good+ DJ/Very Fine book.

St. Martin's Press, 1976. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. Heavier book, fine peach cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, first front end paper lightly browned, 238 stiff pages, two photo sections on photo paper. DJ glossy orange front and spine with photo illustration on front of two human beings, possibly in Pompeii, in deadly embrace with line design around them, ad on back for "The Atlas of Early Man" by Jacquette Hawkes. DJ has two tiny light creases at top front, micro-scratch at bottom back tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

London: The Bodley Head, 1974. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Very large book, fine blue-green cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 135 photo paper pages, profusely illustrated, many in color. (The Bodley Head Archaeologies series) DJ glossy orange spine and top front, color photo of diver searching on bottom, list of other titles in series on back with small b/w photo of editor Magnus Magnusson. DJ has light wear at bottom front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1959. 26th Ptg. . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. (2d) Thicker, heavy, sturdy book, shiny black spine, dark gray boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, slightly browned on first front end paper and final end paper, separate pagination for each book. DJ paper, illustration of mosaic in shades of brown on front, spine and back. DJ has tiny tears and nicks to most edges and tips. Fair DJ/Very Good book.

Yale University Press, 1972. 3d Ptg. . Soft cover. Good. Very large, sturdy softcover, glossy orange wrappers with three small illustrations on front, spine and backwrapper, 483 pages. Slight rubbing along most edges, crease at top front tip and along long back edge. Good.

Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.: University of Arizona Press, 1980. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large softcover, orange wrappers, 218 pages, photos and illustrations throughout. Mint copy.

Keter Books, 1974. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Mass-market paperback, white background with blue stripes, illustration of piece of pottery on front wrapper, 260 lightly browned pages, photos and illustrations throughout. Two short creases at top front edge, tiny nick at middle bottom back edge, tiny light brown spot at top front and bottom back left. Very Good+.

DK Publishing, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very large softcover, heavy wrappers with many color illustrations, 208 heavy photo paper pages, color througout. Crease with very slight wear near middle of long front edge, very slight wear to top front tip, light crease at spine top edge. Very Good+.

G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Dewan, Ted. Large, sturdy book, dark brown spine, purple boards, very bright bronze lettering on spine, light rose color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 348 pages, two illustrations in early pages. DJ glossy purple background beneath mylar, a Rockwell Kient-like illustrationof man on globe holding up axe to starry night on front right, spine and back left. DJ has very light crease near top back. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Counterpoint Press, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, heavy sturdy book, black spine, yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 470 pages. Essays on the Western United States: anthropology, archaeology, the Anasazi, explorers, and more. DJ glossy beneath mylar, purple background with color-illustration of Aztec stylized serpent mosaic on front middle, gold lettering, praise from New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and others. DJ has very light wear at top back tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1979. First Edition . Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (1st) Large book, dark blue cloth, gilt logo very bright on front, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 213 pages, profusely illustrated. DJ glossy with beautiful color-illustration of hoofed animal on stones on front, black spine and back with white logo. DJ and book, both As New.