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Toushiki Zukai Shodo Youketsu (=Methods of Japanese Calligraphy with see-through lettered tissue guards).
Tokyo: Tokyo Shoin Bookstore, 1934. Seventh edition. Pp. 176; 100+ full page plates of calligraphy, many with tissue guards lettered in red to demonstrating the ink strokes necessary to make the Japanese characters. Publisher's original green-patterned silk-covered boards, front cover with paper title label, bound at spine with purple silk ties in Japanese style, gold-flaked endpapers, sm 4to (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches). Signature of 'S. Pearce, Tokyo, December 1945' on the front endpaper. Endpapers with light browning, contents are bright and clean; an attractive copy in near fine condition..
Natural History BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 5905
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 67.25 | £UK 56.5 | JP¥ 10809]
Catalogue: Archaeology + History
Chronologies in New World Archaeology
New York: Academic Press, 1978. First edition Pp. xiii, 587, numerous text-figures and maps. Publisher's dark green cloth, lettered in silver on the spine and the front cover, color decorated dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, lg 8vo. From the series: ""Studies in Archaeological Science."" Contains 15 chapters by noted authorities in the field. A fine (as new) copy in fine dust jacket..
Natural History BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 3040
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 28.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 4612]
Catalogue: Archaeology + History
Keywords: Archaeology archeology Paleoindians dating North America ISBN 0126857504
Graincollection: Humans' Natural Ecological Niche
New York: Vantage Press, 1991. First edition. Pp. xv, 293; 4 color plates, 4 full page black-and-white photo-plates (each with 4 images), 1 evolutionary chart. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. As an adjunct to Jolly's ""seed-eating hypothesis,"" the author has proposed that the human lineage evolved as a result of eating grain rather them being a hunter-gather. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..
Natural History BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 7580
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 2162]
Catalogue: Archaeology + History
On Leaving Bai Di Cheng: The Culture of China's Yangzi Gorges.
Toronto: NC Press Limited, 1993. First edition. Pp. 263, (1); 1 double-page map, 22 black-and-white photos (8 are full page). Color pictorial stuff wrappers, lg 8vo. This volume documents a Canadian expedition to the Yangzi Gorge region of China in 1992. The expedition was organized to gauge the potential cultural destruction of the daunting and controversial Three Gorges Dam project. That project was completed about 2003 and all generators at the dam are currently online producing power. Bai Di Cheng and other towns along the Yangze Gorge have now been flooded. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..
Natural History BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 6016
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1441]
Catalogue: Archaeology + History
The Old Town of Lijiang.
Beijing: Chinese Photograph Publishing House, 1998. First edition. Pp. 136; 150+ black-and-white photos by the author. Case-bound in pictorial boards (hardcover), sm 4to. The Old Town of Lijiang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Lijiang City, Yunnan, China. The town has a history going back more than 1,000 years and was once a confluence for trade along the ""Old Tea Horse Caravan Trail."" The Dayan Old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges, a system fast becoming but a memory as the underground water table drops, probably due to over-building in the suburban areas (from Wiki). The text is in English and in Chinese. This first edition was limited to 1000 copies only. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (as new) copy..
Natural History BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 5795
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 45 | £UK 37.75 | JP¥ 7206]
Catalogue: Archaeology + History
The Adichanallur Skulls
Madras: Government Press, 1930. First edition. Pp. (4), 24; 3 full page plates. Publisher's original olive green printed wrappers, 4to. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, new series, volume 2, part 1. Describes two human skulls from southern India that were found in earthenware urns. There were described as Australoid or pre-Dravitian. No ownership marks. The outer wrappers are a bit foxed; a tight copy in very good condition..
Natural History BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 8156
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2882]
Catalogue: Archaeology + History