London and New York: British School of Archaeology in Egypt / Macmillan, London, 1931. December 1931. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. [32pp.] Beige printed wrappers with spine reinforced with red paper. Index. A single issue of this journal of new discoveries and research relating to Egyptian archaeology. Includes essays: "Monotheism of... More
London and New York: British School of Archaeology in Egypt / Macmillan, London, 1933. December 1934. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. [62pp]. Printed wrappers with red paper spine. B/w illustrations, fold-out, illustration with clear imprinted overlay. Frontis. A single issue of this journal of new discoveries and research relating to... More
New York: Appleton, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 196pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Index. Top-edge-gilt. Spine faded, cloth a bit rubbed, rear board damp-marked, page-edges toned, small mark to fore-edge, otherwise a clean and serviceable Good copy (no dust jacket). More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii + 248pp. Yellow cloth lettered in black on spine. Index. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Maps. Reprint of the 1934 edition. A popular summary of numerous scientific monographs published by the National Geological Survey of China in its Bulletin; Memoirs; and... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1925. First Edition. Hardcover, folio, xii + 78 pp + 36 coloured plates. Original green cloth with brown leather spine label with gilt titling, 48 b&w text illustrations plus 36 color plates with tissue guards. Corners and spine ends bumped and a.... More
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 422pp. Charcoal cloth with silver titling to spine, b&w illustrations, extensive List of Sources, index. "A surprisingly detailed work.. drawing on forty years of knowledge and experience, Henry N. Andrews examines the history of paleobotany with an eye for..... More
![Modern Ideological Struggle for the Ancient Philosophical Heritage of India; [ Soviet Indology Series. No. 1 ]. N. P. ANIKEEV.](/images/noimage.png)
Calcutta: Indian Studies Past & Present, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo, 68 pp. Original off-white printed boards. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped and rubbed, endpapers unevenly browned, otherwise a tight and clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket. (Dust jacket a bit darkened at spine and edges, lightly chafed). More
Washington, D.C. Pan American Union, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo, 16 pp. Brightly illustrated stapled wrappers. b&w illustrations & photos. Published by the Pan American Union in 1955 now "The Organization of American States" (OAS, or OEA) which is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., Its members are now..... More
Copenhagen: Prostant Apud Munksgaard, 1965. First English language edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 294 pp. Original red cloth with white title, etc. to spine. A scarce scholarly study. Boards lightly chafed with a bit of discoloration to cloth, spine darkened, edges lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Paper slightly browned, but text is... More
New York, NY: Causeway Books, ND ( Circa 1974 ). Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 232 pp. Teal cloth board with blue titling to spine; map frontis; b&w illustrations and maps. The author James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence (1874 - 1955) was a Scottish journalist, folklorist, and prolific author of... More
London: A. & C. Black, 1920. Third Edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo. xiv + 276pp. Blue cloth lettered on spine, decorations on front board. Index. B/w frontis. & plates. Fold-out plan at rear. Spine ends chafed, spine scuffed & faded, some fading to boards, page-edges discolored, endpaper gutters split (but holding)... More
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1973. First US Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 350 pp. Red cloth with gilt titling to spine, pictorial front and end papers, frontis, b&w illustrations, index, bibliography, appendix. The author uses archaeology, comparative mythology, etc. to reinforce his theory that voyagers from the old-world landed on... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 414pp. + 6pp. ads. Original brown publisher's cloth lettered in gilt on spine, blind-stamped design on boards. Index. Cloth a bit rubbed overall, a little darkened at spine and edges, spine ends and corners chafed, page-edges browned & foxed, owner's... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. xii + 474pp. Red cloth gilt-lettered on spine, gilt T&H design on front board. Maps. Color and b/w plates. Bibliography, chronology, glossary, index. Ribbon bookmark. 'The Arts of Mankind' series edited by Andre Malraux and Andre Parrot. A clean Fine..... More
Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1978. First Edition. Softcover, quarto, x+92pp, glossy pictoral wrappers. Frontis, map, black and white plates, fold-out tables, diagrams. Research monograph No.1. 'Some applications of science in the study of objets d'art'. Small bump to top corner and rubbing on wrappers, otherwise VG+. More
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 260pp. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Index. several small marks on bottom-edge of front board, front board slightly discolored, else a tight, internally-clean near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
Paris: Libraririe Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1928 & 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. Two volumes bound in one. xl + 84pp. + x + 72pp. Modern grey cloth with gilt-lettered label on spine. Cloth a bit rubbed and darkened - particularly at outer edges of boards and spine, page-edges lightly... More
Leiden: Brill, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover, quarto, xvi+123, original gilt stamped cloth boards. Black and white plates and text illustrations, maps, appendices, bibliography, index. Studies in South Asian Culture, Volume VI. Rear free end paper corner clipped and slight bruising to base of spine and points, otherwise VG+ with no dustjacket. More
London: British Museum, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. x + 74pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. Five plates. Spine ends chafed, spine faded, corners of boards bumped, slight foxing to page-edges, prelims & last pages, otherwise a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. xiv + 212 pp. Bibliography, index, b&w illustrations. Lower spine end bumped. Otherwise a tight and bright Near Fine copy. More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. First American edition. Hardcover. large 8vo, 160 pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, b&w illustrations, biblio and index. Fine condition in near fine dust jacket. More
![Recherches sur L'Année Vague Des Égyptiens; [AND] Mémoire sur divers points D'Astronomie Ancienne et en Particulier sur la période Sothiaque, comprenant 1460 années Juliennes de 565 1/4; [AND] Recherches de Quelques Dates Absolues Qui Peuvent se Conclure Des Dates Vagues, Inscrites Sue Des Monuments Egyptiens ( 3 titles bound in 1 Volume ). Jean Baptiste BIOT.](/pictures/thumb/703.jpg?v=1461369266)
Paris: Didot Freres, (1831) 1846 & 1853. First Editions. Hardcover. Small quarto. 165 pp [ 5 folding diagrams ] & 162 pp [ 3 folding diagrams ] & 130 pp [ 4 folding diagrams]. Bound in later scarlet half leather with marbled boards and endpapers, decorative gilt tooling, gilt title... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, February, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 338pp. + 6pp. ads. Green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. Ex-library copy, extremities chafed, black square on spine, page-edges browned, library labels & pocket on endpapers, library stamp on verso of title-page, else a.... More
New York: Praeger, 1958. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 260pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine, gilt design on front board. Color frontis. B/w plates. Index. Bumps to spine ends, boards a little marked & scuffed, else a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy in Good+ dust jacket (dust jacket has... More
Washington D.C. Government Printing Office, 1904. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 682 pp. Green cloth with gilt titling to spine; blind rules to upper board; fold out map and illustrations; b&w and color illustrations; index. Twenty-Four papers by Eduard Seler, E. Förstemann, Paul Schellhas, Carl Sapper, and E.P. Dieseldorff. Rubbing and bumping..... More
