Downland Man
by Massingham, H.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape Limited, 1927. Second impression. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 422pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine and lower corners bumped. Minor scuffing to covers. Front endpaper taped to hinges. Bookplate of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of the American Indians in Pasadena. The book deals with the early Pre-Roman and historical remains in the British Isles, Avebury, Stonehenge, the structure of archaic England, and concludes with a chapter on artisitc, political, and psychological degeneration. Introduction by G. Elliot Smith. Illustrated with annotated b/w photographs and three site maps. In good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11244
- Title
- Downland Man
- Author
- Massingham, H.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second impression
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Cultural anthropollogy, Egypt , Megalithic Monuments, History, wars, human sacrifice, Neolithic period , Ancient Mariners, Barrows
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....