The March of Archaeology
by CERAM, C. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. An English language edition of C. W. Ceram's history of archaeology. Beginning in Rome in 1485, Ceram traces the ". . .worlds' most exciting and prolonged treasure hunt." Richly enhanced with 310 black & white illustrations and 16 color plates. Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. --- In olive and blue cloth-covered boards with elaborate cover illustration in gilt; spine titling and decorations in light blue and gilt. Dust jacket with color views inside ancient Egyptian tombs. --- An excellent copy: clean, bright and tightly-bound. Unclipped jacket with minor creasing; else bright and undamaged.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xviii, 326, viii pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85232
- Title
- The March of Archaeology
- Author
- CERAM, C. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
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