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Ancient & Classical Art Books & Ephemera
Micro Sculptures. Idols of the Stone Age to the Helix of Contemporary Genetics
by Tsoukopoulou, Ioanna Lalaounis
Athens: Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum , 2001. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket has a little wear to the edges and spine. Completely clean inside and very clean outside as well. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York in the winter of 2001-02. All the works in this catalog were produced between 1970 and 2000 by Lalaounis, the reknowned Greek jewelers. The museum's holdings are over 3000 objects and...
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£12.14
Frühe Bewegung: Untersuchungen zur archaischen Form bis zum aufkommen der Ponderation in der griechischen Kunst. Einführung und Überblick
by Kleeman, Ilse
Mainz am Rhein : Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1984. This is a very good hardcover 2 volume set of this important work. Very clean inside and out. Text in German. Text volume also has 68 black & white plates. The second volume is a cloth portfolio with 42 fold-out black & white technical drawings. Text volume 12" high X 8" wide, 213 text pages +plates. Portfolio volume 13.5" high 11" wide. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.....
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£157.81
Beyond the Pyramids: Egyptian Regional Art from the Museo Egizio, Turin
by Robins, Gay (Edited by)
Atlanta: Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1990. 95 pages; numerous illustrations, color and b&w. Seven comprehensive essays shared by curators from Emory and Museo Egizio. . Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.
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£22.66
The Tomb of Queen Tiyi
by Davis, Theodore, Gaston Maspero, G. Elliot Smith, et al
XXIV, 45 pp. text on the discovery and excavations (1907) of the tomb of the wife of Amenothes III, including a sketch of the queen's life and catalogue of 46 found artifacts such as jars, religious amulets, and assorted other objects, 36 fine plates showing photographs (1 in color tipped in) and 3 tinted lithographic plates of the site and contents. Large 4to. Cloth, end-papers discolored. London (Constable) 1910. (Theodore M. Davis' Excavations, Biban el Moluk).
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£445.12
An Interpretation of Bishop Diego de Landa's Maya Alphabet
by Durbin, Marshall E
New Orleans: Middle American Research Institute, 1969. Soft cover. Good+. Reprinted from the Philological and Documentary Studies Vol. II, No. 4, Publication 12, pages 169-179; 4to, stapled green paper covers; good+ (covers toned; covers creased along stapled edge; top corner along stapled edge bumped and creased from cover to cover; stain spots on bottom front cover near stapled edge; corners bumped and creased, affects pages; pages toned).
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£6.47
In the Fullness of Timw: Masteroieces of Egyptian Art from American Collections
by Romano, James F.; John Olbrantz (Introduction)
Illamette University: Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 2002. 94 pages; illustrated throughout, mostly in color. A gathering of important works of Egyptian art that lies shelved in American collections. Clean throughout; tght binding.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Fine. 11" x 8.5". Exhibition Catalogue.
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£20.23
Prehistoric Art
by Myron, Robert
London: Pitman Publishing. 1964. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Corners and covers of DJ are lightly rubbed. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages (twice). Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 94 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£13.22
THE EXCAVATION OF MEDINET HABU. VOL. III: THE MORTUARY TEMPLE OF RAMSES III. Part I.
by Holscher, Uvo
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. Colored Frontispiece, 87pp. incl. index. Plus 30 plates (Plates 11-40) at rear. Text illustrated with 10 full-page plates and numerous illustrations throughout. Original quarter brown over orange cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Light bump to one corner; light rubbing to spine ends. Very nice clean copy.
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£283.26
EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST. (Four Volumes)
by Saggs, H.W.F., Alan Gardiner, and J.M. Cook
London: The Folio Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. 10 x 7''. Later printing. Four volumes each in a different color with elaborate gilt stamping. Illustrated, map endpapers. Books are fine in near fine slipcase.
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£80.93
Rouffignac Das Heiligtum Der Mammuts
by Plassard, Jean & Gerhard. Bosinski
Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 3799590064 . Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition. 1999. Jan Thorbecke Verlag. 97 pages. ; 12.36 X 10.71 X 0.63 inches; 97 pages .
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£48.56
Mission Archéologique de Mari. I. Le Temple D'Ishtar. II, 1. Le Palais. Architecture. II, 2. Le Palais. Peintures Murales. II, 3. Le Palais. Documents et Monuments. III. Les Temples D'Ishtarat et de Ninni-Zaza. IV. Le Trésor D'Ur
by Parrot, Andre, et al
4 vols. in 6 parts: 247, 358, 116, 274, 354, 65 pp. detailed account of the excavations including catalogue of finds, notes, concordances, lists, hundreds of text illus. from photos, plans, and drawings, and 298 plates (9 color, 1 folding) showing photographic views of the site (some aerial) and recovered artifacts. 4to. Cloth. Paris (Librairie Orientaliste/Geuthner) 1956-68. (Institut Français d'Archéologie de Beyrouth, LXV, LXVIII, LXIX, LXX, LXXXVI, LXXXVII).
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£768.84
Recueil Historique de la Vie et des Ouvrages des Plus Célébres Architectes
by Félibien des Avaux, Jean Francois
(XIV), 249 pp. text by J. F. Félibien, the son of the early art historian André Félibien and a noted architect and architectural historian in his own right, presenting a systematic approach to the history of European architecture through the 14th century, heavily annotated throughout. 4to. Early calf, rubbed, spine chipped. Paris (Denys Mariette) 1696. Second edition, the first published in 1687. Félibien praised the Gothic style, which at the time was held in disrepute.
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£708.14
Etudes de Nautique Egyptienne: L'Art de la Navigation en Egypte Jusqu'à la Fin de l'Ancien Empire
by Boreux, Charles
VII, 569 pp. scholarly study of the boats and navigation of ancient Egypt, including types of boats, uses, depiction, archaeological finds and relevant sites, bibliographic notes, indexes, 200 text illustrations, 3 plates. 4to. 3/4 leather, binding shaken, edges worn. Cairo (Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale) 1925. (Mémoires Publiés par les Membres de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire, 50).
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£768.84
Chronique Des Fouilles et Decouvertes Archeologiques En Grece En 1967
by Daux, Georges
Athens: Ecole Francaise d'Athenes, 1967. This is a very good softcover copy with only very faint cover soil and edge-wear. Very clean inside. Text in French. This copy is inscribed by Georges Daux. Essays and articles on the year's archeological discoveries. Illustrated in black & white with photographs, plans and fold-outs. 10" high X 8" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.
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£20.23
African Art: An Introduction
by Willett, Frank
Praeger Publishers, New York, 1975. Reprint. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. notes, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with a few black and white maps, but copious black-and-white photographs and colour photographs throughout the text. Colour photographic front cover, against a black background, with black and white titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. " Only in comparatively recent times have the tribal...
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£6.73
The Celts: The People who Came out of the Darkness, by Gerhard Herm (1975)
by Herm, Gerhard
USA: St. Martin's Press, 1975. Hardcover. used-good condition, wear and tear on dust jacket/Yes. 5.5x8.5. The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness" by Gerhard Herm, published in 1975, recounts the sweeping two-thousand-year history of the people whose culture came to rival Greece's and Rome's and whose influence was felt from Asia Minor to Ireland. Tells the 2000-year epic story of the North European civilization that rivalled Greece and Rome for richness, diversity and power. Originating...
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£8.05
The Play of the Unmentionable; an installation by Joseph Kosuth at the Brooklyn Museum with an introduction by Charlotta Kotik
by Kosuth, Joseph & and Freedberg, David
Thames & Hudson, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.25 kg; XVI, 152 pages, illustrated with black-and-white plates, black-and-white photographs, and colour photographs. The book and binding and jacket shows no damage. The artists started work on a project which reflected his passionate opposition to censorship and the arts. The resulting installation was one of the best attended, most widely reviewed and most controversial...
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£21.17
A-Z of Art & Artists
by Piper, David
London: Guild Publishing. 1984. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Previous owner's details to front pastedown. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and colour plates. 448 pages. An illustrated biographical dictionary of more than 2500 artists with a glossary of movements, materials and techniques. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Book Club Edition. Hardback.
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£9.51
Trade and Transcendence in the Bronze Age Levant
by Merrillees, R. S
Goteborg, Sweden : Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, 1974. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Binding firm. This is volume 39 in the series 'Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology'. Typed sheet 'Addenda et Corrigenda' laid in. Illustrated in black & white with photographs, drawings and maps. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 81 pages. . Soft Cover. Fine.
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£40.46
The Art of Rome and Her Empire
by Kähler, Heinz
New York: Greystone Press, 1965. 256 pages; 61 color illustrations; many b&w illustrations. "A survey of Roman art and culture from the time of the first settlements on the eastern bank of the Tiber to the moment when secular Rome was succeeded by ecclesiastical Rome during the middle ages." Clean throughout; tight binding.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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£7.28
Agriculture and the Onset of Political Inequality Before the Inka
by Hastorf, Christine A
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First published 1993 stated, no additional printings; 4to, black boards; vg+ (shelfwear; spine ends bumped and rubbed; pages toning) in vg dj (toning; spine sunned; edges worn, bumped at spine ends); 298pp incl. index.
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£182.09£154.78
Rayyane Tabet / Alien Propertyt
by Benzel, Kim; Rayyane Tabet; Clare Davies
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. 48 pages; well illustrated. The Met Art Bulletin, Fall 2019. The story of the archaeological site Tell Halaf beginning in the Sixth Millennium B.C. through to early Twentieth Century when the excavations involved Rayyane Tabet great grandfather of contemporary artist Rayyane Tabet an author of the Bulletin. Clean and bright throughout.. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Fine. 11" x 8.5".
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£9.71
Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History
by Postgate, J. N
New York: Routledge, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. First published in 1992 stated with no additional printings; 4to, black cloth; vg- (dents to bottom edge of boards; spine ends and corners bumped; spine ends crimped and worn; 1.25in tear to front bottom of front pastedown; large owner's name on ffep; pages toning) in vg- dj (rubbed and toned; edges bumped, worn, and creased; tear and chip to bottom rear corner); 367pp incl. index.
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£56.65
Tutankhamun, Entrance Passage and Antechamber / The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin
by Various
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976. 48 pages; numerous color and b&w illustrations. This Bulletin was assembled with photos and information taken from the exhibition catalogue and also documentary photos (b&w) of the six-year excavation of the tomb. Color illustrations of the extracted treasures; b&w photographs of the tomb opening. The Metropolitan Museum Bulletin Winter 1976/1977. Missing Title Page and Front Endpaper.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Museum...
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£4.86
Les Églises Africaines a Deux Absides: Recherches Archéologiques sur la Liturgie Chrétienne en Afrique du Nord. I. Les Basiliques de Sbeitla, A Deux Sanctuaires Opposés (Basiliques I, II et IV). II. Inventaire des Monuments, Interprétation
by Duval, Noël
2 vols., XVII, 466, XVIII, 455 pp. text discussing the Byzantine remains found at the Northern African site, including discussions of burials, coins, and architecture, extensive scholarly notes, appendix, bibliography, indices, 639 text illustrations (some full-page) showing images from photographs and floor plans, 8 fold-out plates with maps of the site and floor plans of various basilicas. Small 4to. Cloth. Paris (Edition E. de Boccard) 1971-1973. (Recherches Archéologiques a Sbeitla, 1 & 2;...
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£526.04
