Adamian, Martin S. and Klem, Daniel

Handbook of the Birds of Armenia

Yerevan, Armenia: American University of Armenia Corporation, 1999. First edition. Pp. (5), 649, numerous tables. Dark blue pictorial cloth with a white gull on the front cover, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, endpaper maps of Europe, Armenia and Asia, sm 4to. This volume documents all available data on birds occurring within the borders of the Republic of Armenia. Name stamp Ron Sauey Memorial Library on the top page edge. Ron Sauey is co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin. No other ownership marks to the text or cloth. Rare work seldom offered. A fine, as new, copy..

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Book number: 9707

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

American Journal of Archaeology

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY, Volume 38, no. 1-4, complete.

Concord, NH: printed by Rumford Press for the Journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1938. Pp. 624, numerous photo-plates and text-figures. Early blue ribbed cloth with black leather spine label, 4to. The complete issue of this journal for 1938. Mildly ex-library from the Reading Public Museum with call number on spine, bookplate on front endpaper and name stamp on rear endpaper, no other marks and no signs of use; a bright, clean, near fine copy in an attractive binding..

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Book number: 1922

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Keywords: archaeology Old World classic period Egypt Rome Greece sculpture excavations art Natural Sciences Natural Science

Angress, Shimon and Reed, Charles

An Annotated Bibliography on the Origin and Descent of Domestic Mammals, 1900-1955

Chicago: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1962. First edition. Pp. 143. Original gray printed wrappers (softcover), 1962. This monograph is in the series: Fieldiana: Anthropology, volume 54, number 1. This work consists of abstracts and indexes of the literature on the origin and domestication of mammals from 1900 to 1955. Many hundreds of papers are annotated with one or two paragraphs of summary contents. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A right and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7541

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Antoniewicz, Wlodzimierz

Sur l'Atlas Archeologique du Monde et de la Pologne.

Warszawa: Instytut Historii Kultury Materialnej Polskiej Aksdemii Nauk, 1966. First edition. Pp. 41; large color folding geological map in folder at the rear. Original cream-colored printed wrappers, sm 4to. Provides an archeological atlas of Poland. Signature of Prof. G. Camps on the front wrapper. Very good copy..

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Book number: 4701

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Armstrong, A. Leslie

Rhodesian Archaeological Expedition (1929): Excavations in Bambata Cave and Researches on Prehistoric sites in Southern Rhodesia

London: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1931. First edition. Pp. 239-276; 10 full-page plates, (2 in color, 1 color plate is folding), 15 text-figures (line-drawings of artifacts, three geological charts, one plan-view). Original printed green wrappers, lettered in black on the front and rear covers, 4to. Reprinted in 1931 from the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, volume 61. Rare work with two fine color plates of cave art. No ownership marks. Margins of outer wrappers lightly sunned; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7535

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Aung-Thwin, Michael

Irrigation in the Heartland of Burma: Foundations of the Pre-Colonial Burmese State

DeKalb, IL: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 1990. First edition. Pp. 76, 9 maps. Publisher’s printed pictorial light brown wrappers, lettered in dark brown on cover and spine, sm 8vo. From the series: Northern Illinois University Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Monograph Series on Southeast Asia, Occasional Paper No. 15, 1990. This volume details the history of irrigation in the pre-colonial Burmese State. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9342

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bekaert, Jacques

Kampuchea Diary 1983-1986

Bangkok: DD Books, 1987. First edition. Pp. 144 (un-numbered), 2 are large foldout reproductions of the full front page of the Bangkok Post, numerous black-and-white photos in individual articles. Publisher's color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in red on the spine and front cover, sm 4to. Jacques Bekaert is a journalist who wrote hundreds of articles about the war in Kampuchea (Cambodia) for the Bangkok Post between 1983-1986. Many of these articles are reprinted in this scarce volume on the history of the war and politics in Kampuchea. This is a journalistic review of this contentious war chronicled by Jacques Bekaert who was based in Bangkok and often traveled to Kampuchea. Most of the photos that accompany each article were also taken Jacques Bekaert. A rare compilation of information about Pol Pot and the war in Kampuchea. No ownership marks and few signs of use. Light edge wear to spine, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7562

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bellwood, Peter

Man’s Conquest of the Pacific: The Prehistory of Southeast Asia and Oceania

New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Second printing. Pp. 462, 27 color photographs, 248 black and white illustrations. Publisher’s blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, publisher’s pictorial blue dustjacket lettered in black and white on spine and front cover, 4to. This volume covers the prehistory of hominins in mainland and island southeast Asia. No ownership marks. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket..

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Book number: 9081

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Berthelet, Arlette and Chavaillon, Jean

The Use of Tools by Human and Non-human Primates.

Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1993. First edition. Pp. xvii, 424; numerous text-figures and maps. Publisher's dark blue cloth, spine with red cloth panel lettered in gilt, front cover is lettered in gilt and in red and with blind-stamped seal of Oxford near the bottom edge, original vinyl dust protector, lg 8vo. No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4696

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Keywords: ISBN 0-19-852263-0

Binford, Lewis R.

Debating Archaeology

New York: Academic Press, 1989. First edition. Pp. xv, 534; numerous black-and-white photos, maps, plan-views, line-drawings. Publisher's original brown and gray cloth, lettered in white on the spine and in brown on the front cover, lg 8vo. No dust jacket issued. The late Lewis Binford was a theoretical archaeologist who enjoyed critiquing the work of other archaeologists. He was very interested in site formation and he often deconstructed and debated the conclusions of others. This book presents 29 chapters by Binford where he presents his debates about various sites and various topics. This is a classic work. Small signature of former owner on the front endpaper. No signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7538

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bonifay, Eugene and Vandermeersch, Bernard (editors)

Les Premiers Europeens (Actes du 114e Congres national des societes savants, Section de prehistoire et de protohistoire)

Paris: Editions du C.T.H.S., 1991. First edition. Pp. 319, (2); numerous line-drawings of stone artifacts, some black-and-white photos, geological sections, and maps. Publisher's original color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and in light orange on front wrapper, 4to. Proceedings of the 114th National Congress, Section of Prehistory and Protohistory, 16/01/16. Presents 37 chapters by notable authorities in the field of prehistory and human paleontology. The text is in French though all papers have English summaries. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7443

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bonnichsen, Robson and Turnmire, Karen L. (editors)

Ice Age Peoples of North America: Environments, Origins, and Adaptations of the First Americans.

Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 2005. First edition. Pp. (8), 536; numerous text-figures (black-and-white photos of artifacts, line-drawings of artifacts, maps, geological charts). Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, pale blue pictorial dust jacket, 4to. Organized by the Center for the Study of First Americans, this volume contains 19 chapters by noted authorities in the field. The work provides an up-to-date summary of important new discoveries earlier than 10,000 years from Northeast Asia and North America. These new findings are changing perceptions about the origin of the First Americans. No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6181

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bownas, Samuel + Richardson, John

An Account of the Lives, Travels, and Christian Experiences in the Work of the Ministry of Samuel Bownas + An Account of the Life of that Ancient Servant of Jesus Christ ...John Richardson

Philadelphia, PA: William Dunlap, 1759. First edition. Pp. viii, 242 + vi, 220. Later wine red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. According to Howes B668: Bownas landed in Philadelphia in 1702; this volume covers his experiences from then to the 1750s, and includes ""the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, later elaborated into the narrative listed under her name."" The second volume by Richardson is often published together with this work. This volume was originally owned by the family of John Baldwin. The first signature on the endpapers reads: John Baldwin, His Book, 1761. On the facing page the signature reads: John Baldwin, his Book, 1773. Beneath that is the signature of Caleb Baldwin, his book with no date listed. On the final endpaper there are three other signatures in an old hand - one reads 'Aaron Martins, 1794.' The page edges are uncut. Faint stain to the first title page with some old soiling, light browning to the edges of some text pages; overall a good solid copy of a rare work..

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Book number: 7632

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Brown, Lilian

Cleopatra Slept Here

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1951. First edition. Pp. 248, 22 text-figures. Publisher’s black cloth, lettered in yellow and orange on spine, orange illustration on front cover, 8vo. This volume details Lilian Brown’s expedition to Samos, the other Aegean Islands, and Greece with her husband paleontologist and fossil hunter Dr. Barnum Brown. No ownership marks. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9080

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bulletin d'Archéologie Marocaine

Bulletin d'Archéologie Marocaine, Tome III (1958-1959).

Casablanca: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1960. First edition. Pp. 426; 250+ black-and-white and color photos, maps, line-drawings of stone artifacts, geological charts and tables (some are folding). Publisher's original printed tan wrappers, sm 4to. Bulletin d'Archéologie Marocaine, tome III (1958-1959). This thick volume describes the stone artifacts, human paleontological remains, fossil vertebrates and cave geology of middle Pleistocene human sites in Morocco. One of the featured sites is the cave of Rabat. The text is in French. No ownership marks. Some light soiling to the outer wrappers, the text and plates are clean; a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 6381

Catalogue: Archaeology + History