Archaeology

Abbeys, An Introduction to the Religious Houses of England & Wales, R. Gilyard-Beer, 1958. 1st Ed.

Published by H.M. Stationery Office, London. Dimensions : 188mm x 124mm x 12mm. Weight : 0.220kg net. Condition : Good.

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Abbeys, An Introduction to the Religious Houses of England and Wales by R. Gilyard-Beer, M.A., F.S.A., Inspector of Ancient Monuments for England, Ministry of Works.

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1958. 

Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles.

S.O. Code No. 67-116.

12mo, i-v, 89 medium/light, fine gloss, numbered pages and 12 black and white plates and 28 scaled plans. 

Condition/Notes : Good. DJ : Quite good. DJ front wear to edges, small tear top lh corner, rubbing lh edge, rubbing lower edge, some light marking to printed face. DJ back similar wear to edges. DJ spine wear top/tail and edges. DJ front fold good with price mark 5s. and summary.DJ back fold blank, good. Front green linen board light wear edges and corners, gilt lettering. Back board similar. Spine Light wear top/tail, gilt. Front e/p owner's name in ink top rh. Title page follows, 1958; verso copyright 1958 and Price 5s. 0d, net, with details/addresses of outlets. Contents facing, p iii; verso Illustrations Plates I-XII, Plans Fig. 1-28. Commences p1 Abbeys The Monks and through to p50. Plates I to XII follow - good. Plans follow p51 Figs 1-28, good. Key to Plans. Glossary p79-80. Index p81-89. Good. Printer's details, S.O. Code, followed by advertising for further publications in series.  Pages good with light usage. Plates good. Plans good. Binding quite tight; slight strain Plate XII/p51. Dusting to edges. 

Beyond the Mexique Bay by Aldous Huxley, First Edition, 1934.

Published by Chatto & Windus London 1934. Dimensions : 226mm x 140mm x 39mm. Weight : 0.700kg net. Condition : Good.

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Beyond the Mexique Bay by Aldous Huxley, published by Chatto & Windus London, printed by T. & A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press Edinburgh, 1934. First Edition.

8vo, 319 medium/heavy numbered pages (uncut bottom edge).

Condition/Notes : No DJ. Good. Front brown linen board is plain with wear to edges and bumps to corners. Some marking to face and small splash of paint top lh edge. Back board is similar with wear through to board bottom lh corner and light stains to face. Spine has wear to top and tail with cream print and creasing. Front paste-down and e/p have map of Mexico. £9.50 written in pencil handscript top rh corner. pp with title and browning; verso list of works by Aldous Huxley. Frontispiece follows with sepia photo of Copan Stela; foxing to border photo not affected. Title follows with details; verso printing details with foxing spots. Contents follow pv - pvi. Then Illustrations pvii - pviii listing total of 30 illustrations (sepia photos) facing page nrs. Page 1. follows. The pages are good with some usage marks and toning to edges. Photos all good. Index p316-p319. Same black and white map on back e/p's with Stanford, London, lower rh corner. Top edge inked dark brown, fore-edge dusted and browned, bottom edge uncut. Binding quite tight with exception of p16/p17 (section B) where there is strain and 2mm gap, but fully intact. Overall, a very interesting volume with excellent photos.

History Unearthed. A Survey of 18 Archaeological Sites, by Sir Leonard Woolley, 1958. 1st Edition.

Published by Ernest Benn Ltd., London, E.C.4. Dimensions : 284mm x 220mm x 20mm. Weight : 0.920kg net. Condition : Good.

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History Unearthed. A Survey of Eighteen Archaeological Sites Throughout the World by Sir Leonard Woolley. Published by Ernest Benn Limited at Bouverie House, Fleet Street, London E.C.4. Set in Twelve Point Leaded Monotype Plantin and Printed by Offset Lithography in GB by Butler and Tanner Limited Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London. 1958. 1st Edition.

4to, 183 medium/heavy duty numbered pages with many illustrations.

Condition/Notes : Good. DJ : Good. DJ has medium wear to edges, small tear to rh top corner, marking to face. DJ back similar with tear to top rh corner and other small tears, marking to face. DJ spine with wear top and tail and sunning. DJ front fold with biographt of author continued to back fold. Price Marked 30s net. Black linen front board with light wear edges, light bumps corners, 2 horizontal blisters full width lower quarter. Back board similar. Spine with light wear top and tail, gilt lettering. Blank front e/p; facing pp with title. Verso frontispiece full page illustration Warrior's Helmet from Sutton Hoo. Facing title page with details; verso copyright page. Contents follow. Illustrations and Acknowledgements  follows p7-p14. Introduction p15-p17. Commences with Nimrud p19. Bibliography pp179-p183. Pages good with light toning to edges. Illustrations good. Binding quite tight. Dusting to edges.

Maroc by Claire Sainte-Soline, photographs by Rudolf Pestalozzi, Pierre Cailler, 1954. 1st Edition.

Published by Pierre Cailler, Geneve, 1954. Dimensions : 232mm x 180mm x 18mm. Weight : 0.700kg net. Condition : Good.

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Maroc, by Claire Sainte-Soline, Avec 117 photographies, dont 8 en couleurs, de Rudolf Pestalozzi. Published by Pierre Cailler, Geneve, 1954. First Edition. Tous Droits Strictement Reserves Imprime en Suisse. 

8vo, 128 medium (light gloss) pages, with 117 photographs, 8 in colour. 

Condition/Notes : Front soft board with attached illustrated DJ is good, protected by attached celluloid cover. Back board similar with details in French. Spine good with light wear top and tail. The celluloid protective cover is worn to the edges and with dusting to the edges. Not sure whether this an original protective cover or an added one but it could be removed if desired. Front e/p blank with handscript top edge dated 1960. Toning to edges. pp's blank. Title page with details dated 1954. Introduction in French runs p9-31 by Claire Sainte-Soline. pp with 117 photographies de Rudolf Pestalozzi follows. List of Photographies follows with details p1-128. A sketch map of Maroc follows. Photographs are very good with 8 in colour. Toning to the edges. General light usage. Binding quite tight. Dusting to edges. An interesting photographic study of Morocco c1950.

PRE-SPANISH ART OF MEXICO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA 2nd EDITION 1946

Photographic collection of Prehispanic Art of Mexico, 2nd Edition, 263 B&W and 1 colour photos. Dimensions : 240mm x 177mm x 11mm. Weight : 0.400kg net. Condition : Good.

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A very interesting photographic collection. No page numbers. 2nd Edition published Mexico D.F. 1946. First Edition published 1933 was sold out and the National Institute of Anthropology and History decided to publish this updated edition.

Descriptions in English and Spanish.

Condition is good except that light board cover is detached from bind 200mm down from the top edge but this does not affect the overall appearance. Otherwise the binding is tight except for strain between plates 12/13 and plates 14/15.

Photos are all clean and undamaged. 

The Pharaohs (Treasures of the World) Lionel Casson. Egyptology. 1984.

Published by Select Books. Dimensions : 286mm x 235mm x 20mm. Weight : 1.120kg net. Condition : Good.

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Treasures of the World. The Pharaohs by Lionel Casson. 1984.

Published by Select Books 1982.

Treasures of the World was created and produced by Tree Communications Inc., New York, N.Y. 1981.

First published in Great Britain 1982, 3rd European English language printing 1984.

Printed by Brepols S.A. - Turnhout, Belgium,

ISBN 7054 1002 1

4to, 176 medium/heavy duty gloss numbered pages with many colour photographs.

Condition/Notes : Good/Very good. The green silk front board with gilt and multi-coloured decoration including Tutankhamen's gold pendant with inlaid stones representing the falcon god of ancient Egypt is in good condition with light wear to edges. Back board similar wear with some light marking to face. Spine with light wear top and tail, gilt lettering and minor decoration. Front p/d and e/p with light green marbled  decoration. pp with title; verso full page plate The Great Sphinx at Giza. Title page facing; verso full plate 15th C B.C. tomb-painting with continuation facing. Verso copyright page. Contents follows. Verso p8 map of The Near East & Greece c1400 B.C. Facing map of Sites and Cities in Ancient Egypt. Verso stone portrait of a pharaoh c2650 B.C. Commences p11 Chapter I Egypt's First Pharaohs through to p170-171 Egypt : A Chronology.  p172 Acknowledgements & Credits. p173-176 Suggested Readings and Index. Pages good with light toning to edges. Colour plates very good. Light usage. Binding quite tight/tight. Gilt edges. Yellow ribbon marker. Interesting and informative, very well illustrated, volume.

Egypt, by Pierre and Janine Soisson, Crescent Books, 1979. First Edition.

Published by Editions Minerva S.A., Geneve. Distributed by Crescent Books, 1979. Dimensions : 256mm x 225mm x 19mm. Weight : 0.780kg net. Condition : Good.

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Egypt, text by Pierre and Janine Soisson, First English Edition, Translated by David Macrae, published by Editions Minerva S.A., Geneve. Distributed by Crescent Books, a division of Crown Publishers Inc., New York, N.Y. 1979. Printed in Italy. ISBN 0-517-28279-8.

4to, 92 heavy duty gloss numbered pages with many colour illustrations.

Condition/Notes : Good. DJ is good with light wear and light marking to front and back. Spine has wear top edge and sunning. DJ front fold good with toning top and lower edges. Back DJ similar. Front white linen board is good with light wear edges and toning/dusting to edges. Back board similar. Spine has light wear top and tail and toning/dusting. Gilt title and publisher. Illustrated front paste-down and e/p. Title page follows with details and colour photo; verso publishing/printing details and photo credits. p3 commences with Cairo, Crossroads of the East. Colour photos on every page. Pages good with toning to edges. Back e/p and paste-down as front. Binding quite tight. Dusting to edges. A very colourful and interesting volume.

Egyptian Mythology by Aude Gros de Beler, 2004.

Published by Grange Books, printed and bound in Singapore. Dimensions : 250mm x 180mm x 18mm. Weight : 0.650kg net. Condition : Very good.

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Egyptian Mythology by Aude Gros de Beler. Foreword by Aly Maher el Sayed. Published by Grange Books, Hoo, Kent. Printed and bound in Singapore, 2004.

8vo, 124 gloss numbered pages with colour photographs facing most pages. Followed by Annexes and Bibliography.

Condition/Notes : Very good. Gloss printed DJ is good with very light wear and toning to top edge of front and back folds. PM £14.95 top rh corner front DJ fold. Front board is same gloss pictorial in very good condition. Back similar. Illustrated front and back paste-down and e/p's. Pages all very good condition with slight toning top edges. Photographs very good. Binding tight and fully intact.