Archaeology

Kristiania: Carl C Werner & Komps, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very scarce annual reports of the Society For The Preservation Of Norse Antiquities, for the years 1872 to 1877, bound as one volume. Complete with numerous plates, fold-out charts, diagrams, etc, some in colour. Norwegian language. In general good order throughout. Occasional foxing, but most of the contents clean, crisp and bright. Front endpaper split at hinge, but well bound and holding firm. Quarter black leather rather worn. Gilt banding to spine but no title. 8vo. 168, 164, 205, 270, 208, 296pp, + numerous plates, supplements, etc.

Iscae Dunmoniorum [Exeter]: John March, 1719. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The study of Roman Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset which earned Musgrave a diamond ring from George I in appreciation. In good internal order, with some toning, spotting and corner creases, but generally bright. Fold-out engraved map, and 14 further fold-out engravings, some particularly striking, most bright, strong images. Discreet repair to final plate. Boards are present but detached along with first two blanks. Spine in situ. Bookplate of Glasgow Archaeological Society to front pastedown. A good candidate for sympathetic rebinding. 12mo. xxvi, 223pp + indexes

xvi+464 pages with color frontispiece, tables, illustrations, figures, charts, graphs and appendixes. Quarto (10" x 7 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. From the library of Martin Sinclair Frankland Hood. First edition.Archaeological finds attest to a settlement on the promontory locally known as Xeropolis, while several associated cemeteries have been identified nearby. The settlement site is located on a promontory overlooking the Euripos, with small bays forming natural harbours east and west of the site. The cemeteries are located on the hillslopes northwest of the settlement; the plots identified so far are known as the East Cemetery, Skoubris, Palia Perivolia, Toumba, in addition to further smaller groups of burials. The site is located between the island's two main cities in antiquity, Chalkis and Eretria. Excavation here is conducted under the direction of the British School at Athens and is ongoing as of 2007 (previous… Read More

This is the book that gave me clues as the use of Kennington Common in 'antiquity'. A unique and rare reference work on prehistoric London. Also about England more widely - Stonehenge, Glastonbury Tor etc
20 photographic plates tipped in on gloss paper.

460 pages with maps, plates, figures, photographs, illustrations, drawings, tables, appendix and bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author. First edition.In Greek with extensive English section.Manika was an ancient town in Euboea Greece, dating to the Early Helladic period II (2800–2200 BC). The settlement covered an area of 50–80 hectares, and was inhabited by 6,000–13,500-15,000 people according to estimates. It was one of the largest settlements of the Bronze Age in Greece. The prehistoric site of Manika, 5 km. north of Chalkis, has been known since the beginning of the century when the then director of the Chalkis Museum, G. Papavasileiou, excavated 50 EH tombs. In 1955 in the course of surface reconnaissance in Euboea, D. Theocharis confirmed the existence of a small important prehistoric settlement on the peninsula (sector III). This settlement continued below sea-level to a considerable depth and presented thick… Read More

Paris, P. Didot l'Aîné, 1802.
Very large folio [680 x 510 mm] of (2) ll., 103 pp., 1 engraved frontispiece printed in colors and enhanced with watercolor and 22 out of pagination numbered plates, including 1 on double-page. Engravings in the text. Some slight foxing. Bound in contemporary brown Russian leather, covers richly decorated with gilt fillets and neo-classical borders, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt edges. Contemporary binding by Ph. Selenka with his label.
Rare first edition of this superb work of which only 160 copies were printed.
Vicaire, Manuel de l'amateur, IV, 741; Graesse, Trésor de livres rares, IV, 59; Brunet, III, 714; Cicognara 3960: " edizione di massimo lusso "; Monglond V, 1124-1125; Palau 128972.
"Published at 200 fr.; this work has been, according to 'La France littéraire' by Quérard, printed in a limited edition of 160 copies"
(Vicaire).
The mosaic mentioned on the title (of about 13 x 9 meters) was discovered on December 12, 1799 in Italica (today the city of… Read More

This is the 1973 reprint, scarce especially in this condition. Inigo Jones' classic description of Stonehenge, a facsimile of the London 1655 edition, made from a copy at Glasgow University. Introduction by Graham Perry. Various drawings and fold out diagrams.A lovely copy. See photos, all of which are of the actual copy for sale here. Pages are essentially Fine, clean and bright with no markings. Fold out charts are complete and in first rate condition. Yellow board cover is in an excellent state, tight and with just the most minor edge wear but generally sharp and firm. A very small light pink mark exists under the title (potentially removable?). Original clear (removable) wrapper is present, with some natural crinkling but no more than age related. Also present (see photos) a nice original card stating which edition this is, and an original order note from the Arts Council book shop in London to presumably the original purchaser, both notes mint condition. Book is HEAVY and may require extra… Read More

1671 Catacombs ROME Subterranea Aringhus & Bosio Illustrated Roman Archaeology

Antonio Bosio, an early 17th-century Italian historian, was known as one of the leading spelunkers of his time. His searching of the catacombs of Rome lead to an incredible and highly influential book on Roman history and antiquities "Roma Sotterranea". This book contains descriptions and illustrations of Roman cemeteries and catacomb findings, artifacts, sarcophaguses, and cave wall inscriptions and murals.

Following the successes of Bosio's work, historian Paulus Aringhus published a Latin translation that proved to be just as popular as the original. This 1671 printing of Aringhus's "Roman Subeterranea" includes numerous full-page and in-text engravings and was published in Arnhem, Netherlands – a city not known for its publishing.

Item number: #21447
Price: $1195

ARINGHUS, Paulus

Roma subterranea novissima : in qua antiqua christianorum et praecipue martyrum, coemeteria, tituli, monimenta, epitaphia,… Read More

This is a comprehensive, profusely iluustrated history of the Gogo fish fiossil sites in Australia.

Stated First Printing, 1999.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
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Despite the cover and title page, the series is the Catalog of Anomalies and is devoted to documenting phenomena in a range of fields that science cannot explain. This is the first volume to concern archaeology. Mere size or mass is not sufficient for mention; the criteria include high degrees of innovation, precocious use of technology and science, apparent lack of purpose, and the unknown identity of the builders. Findings here are used as evidence that the Vikings ventured well beyond Newfoundland, that extensive pre-Columbian contacts existed between the Old and New Worlds, and that vastly superior civilizations preceded our own.

Decorative paper covered boards with leather at the corners and over the spine. Leather worn through at three of the four corners, with less severe wear on the spine. Gilt print and decoration on the spine, with raised bands and tooled decoration as well. Decorative endpapers, too. Front free endpaper is almost torn loose and there is some staining between that and the next page, where the owner's stamp can be found. This staining is not found elsewhere. Binding is solid. The book is illustrated with 150 woodcuts and 4 maps and plans, in color. Pages are tight, clean and unmarked, with decorated page ends all around. First map is the frontispiece, while the other three are fold-outs attached at the end of the book. All appear fully intact, although the lower edge of one is a little tattered along the lower edge. This book is very rare. Not ex-library. Appears to be a first US edition. Will be shipped with insurance and signature required.

Tokyo: Kodansha Showa 54, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. The, uncommon & fully illustrated, catalogue of ancient Syrian artifacts. Published in 1979 by Kodansha Ltd in Japan - and with a detailed Japanese description for each of the 279 objects. Each object also has an English title. Fine condition in decorative clam shell box - all contained in original heavy cardbox container. Please note that this is a heavy book (6.2Kg) and insured shipping to Japan will cost £73.20 so an additional shipping cost will be requested if ordered from Japan. Due to the weight and size of this book other countries, outside the UK, will also be subject to an additional shipping charge so kindly contact me, before ordering, for a revised shipping quotation. One copy, only, found in online COPAC. The, uncommon & fully illustrated, catalogue of ancient Syrian artifacts.

4° (mm 250x190); pp. XII, 326. Al frontespizio, vignetta incisa raffigurante Ganesha e 32 tavole fuori testo (di cui una a doppia pagina). Nel testo, caratteri in sanscrito. Legatura coeva in piena pelle marezzata. Bell'esemplare.
First edition.
As the title well explains, the Systema Brahmanicum by the Indologist Paulinus of St. Bartholomew - valuable compendium of Brahmanism - is closely based on the collection of Indica reperta from the famous Borgia Museum in Velletri, profusely illustrated by the engravings. The volume, therefore, can be browsed as a kind of 'exegetical catalog' of the Hindu collection.The ancient Borgia Museum in Velletri, formed between the 17th and 18th centuries by the Roman branch of the Borgia family, was greatly enriched and enlarged in the second half of the 18th century by Cardinal Stefano Borgia (1731 – 1804), a man of vast culture who was a scholar of history and ethnology. The Museum, famous throughout Europe for the variety and the rarity of the reperta as well as… Read More

Translated from the Egyptian with an introduction and appendix by Battiscombe G. Gunn. 75, [1] + [4] ad pp. 16.5x11.8 cm (6½x4¾"), cloth. First edition, 1906. Very scarce.
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Very rare printing of ancient Egyptian wisdom text, which many scholars deem to be the "oldest books in the world." The Maxims of Ptahhotep. Ptahhotep was the city administrator and vizier (first minister) during the reign of Djedkare Isesi in the 5th Dynasty (late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC). He is credited with authoring The Instruction of Ptahhotep, an early piece of Egyptian "wisdom literature" meant to instruct young men in appropriate behavior. Ptahhotep's grandson, Ptahhotep Tshefi, is traditionally credited with being the author of the collection of wise sayings known as The Maxims of Ptahhotep, whose opening lines attribute authorship to the vizier Ptahhotep: Instruction of the Mayor of the city, the Vizier Ptahhotep, under the Majesty of King lsesi. They take the form of advice and… Read More

A. Conan Doyle. The Hound of The Baskervilles, Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. First American Edition Second Impression Thus: McClure Phillips & Co., New York. States Second Impression Thus, Published March, 1902 R. Copyright 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle and George Newnes, Ltd. USED. GOOD- CONDITION. 249 pages plus adverts.