Archaeology from Crabtree's Collection Old Books

NY: Crowell. VG in Fair DJ. (1955). In 1854 J. E. Taylor decided to explore some of the southern sites of Mesopotamia & chose the Mound of Pitch, the site of Ur. . DJ chipped badly. .

London: Methuen. VG in G DJ. (1949). Light green pictorial binding, DJ same, endpapers illustrated. DJ edges wear & tanned. .

NY: Norton. G lg sz PB. (1988). 1st ed 1st ptg. Caesarea is one of the richest archaeologist sites in Israel. Plastic cover overlay separating in places. .

NY: Knopf. VG. 1956. Red binding, embossed pictorial ft cover. Corners bumped. .

Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press. VG PB. 1965. 26pp pamphlet with numerous B&W line drawings of early weapons and their use. .

NY: Workman Pub. VG in VG DJ ex-library. (1988). Jack Horner's answer to what killed dinosaurs is "I don't really give a damn...let's try to understand why they succeeded. . Ex-Library stamps, stickers, card pocket. .

NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. VG in G DJ. (1971). 1st ed. DJ torn, chipped, worn. Boards sl soiled. Author also wrote "Gods, Graves, and Scholars". .

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. VG in VG DJ. (1976).

NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art. G spiral bound PB. (1978). 4th ptg. Ambrose Lansing, Asst. Curator of the Metro's Egyptian Dept, on hosting Rudyard Kipling at their Expedition in Thebes, . quotes him as describing the life of the field archaeologist as furnishing "a scholarly pursuit with all the excitement of a gold prospector's life." Ft cover edges heavily worn,… Read more about this item