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Report of the United States Commission to the Columbian Historical Exposition at Madrid 1892-93; with special papers by Culin, Stewart; Mercer, Henry C - 1895

by Culin, Stewart; Mercer, Henry C

Report of the United States Commission to the Columbian Historical Exposition at Madrid 1892-93; with special papers by Culin, Stewart; Mercer, Henry C - 1895

Report of the United States Commission to the Columbian Historical Exposition at Madrid 1892-93; with special papers

by Culin, Stewart; Mercer, Henry C

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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. xviii, 411 p.: 42 leaves of plates (1 in color): plan, illustrations, many in-text drawings; 23 cm. Full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled red label in second compartment and black label in fourth. Blind-rolled border on boards. This is House Executive Documents, 3rd session, 53rd Congress, vol. 31. Contents: History of the Participation of the United States in the Columbian Historical Exposition at Madrid by Rear-Admiral Stephen B. Luce -- Report upon the Collections Exhibited at the Columbian Historical Exposition by Daniel G. Brinton -- Catalogue of the Display from the Dept. of Prehistoric Anthropology, U.S. National Museum, by Thomas Wilson -- Catalogue of the Ethnological Collection of the U.S. National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution by Walter Hough -- Archaeological Objects Exhibited by the Dept. of Archaeology and Palaeontology of the Univ. of Pennsylvania by Stewart Culin -- Collection of Primitive Indian Skulls exhibited by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Stewart Culin -- American Medals, Paper Money, and Books Concerning the Currency and Manufacture of American Money exhibited by the Musmatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia by Stewart Culin -- Report of Wm. E. Curtis on the Exhibit of the United States -- Catalogue of the Hemenway Collection by J. Walter Fewkes -- The Ancient Central and South American Pottery in the Columbian Historical Exposition by Walter Hough -- Chipped Stone Implements by Henry C. Mercer. A detailed and well-illustrated report on a lesser known world's fair. In Very Good Condition: edges somewhat rubbed; small scrapes on spine; small darkened area on upper front board; clean and bright.

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Archaeology Geology And Paleobiology Of Stanton's Cave, Grand Canyon  National Park, Arizona

Archaeology Geology And Paleobiology Of Stanton's Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

by Euler, Robert C. (editor)

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Grand Canyon Natural History Association. Good+. 1984. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 093821621X . Light moisture stain w/wrinkling to rear cover and last 10 pages, 1 page corner creased, edgewear; b/w photos, fold-out map between pages 10-11; Monograph #6 / Grand Canyon Natural History Association; 141 pages .
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A Report of the Proceedings of the British Archaeological Association at the Fifth General...

A Report of the Proceedings of the British Archaeological Association at the Fifth General Meeting holden in “The Faithful City” of Worcester in the month of August 1848,

by Edited by John Dunkin, Member of the Committee of the Worcester Congress

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J Russell Smith for the British Archaeological Association, London, 1851. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 464 pages plus advertisements. Articles included are: On the Antiquities of Northfield; Antiquities of the site of Worcester Castle; On Early Monumental Effigies – with plates, the Romantic Materials of History; Details of a visit to the Crypt of Worcester Cathedral; Worcester Cathedral, its History and Antiquities; the Interrnment of Prince Arthur; the Marriage and Death of Prince Arthur; the Refounding of Worcester Cathedral; The Bishop’s Palace; Queen Elizabeth’s Visit to Worcester in 1575; On the Worcestershire Custom of Catherning; the Sepulchral Character of Cromlechs in the Channel Isles; the Cromlech at L’Ancresse, Cromlech in Jersey; Cromlechs of Alderney; Cromlech in the Isle of Anglesea (Anglesey); the Kentish Cromlech, Kit’s Coty House; Cromlechs at Addington & Trottescliffe; On the Horn Shaped Head-Dresses of the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries;… Read More
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Urnas de Oaxaca
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Urnas de Oaxaca

by Alfonso Caso y Andrade (1896-1970) and Ignacio Bernal

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389 pages with plates (some in color) and bibliography. Quarto (12 1/2" x 8 1/4") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover and blind stamped ruled edge to cover. With Thermolumineszenzdatierung und Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse von Urnengefassen aus Oaxaca by Christian Goedicke, Sabine Henschel and Ursel Wagner. Bassler-Archiv, Neue Folge, Band XL (1992) pages 65 thru 86 (Berlin). Memorias del Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia II. Limited to 1500 copies. First edition.The Zapotec, whose ancient culture flourished for over a millennium in southwest Mesoamerica, have been the topic of a diversity of studies primarily because their unique history provides clues about the origins of civilization and how urban societies evolve. As with other ancient societies, focus on their archaeological record has been key for inferring certain aspects of human behavior and cultural development, such as technology, subsistence, exchange, residential patterns, scribal traditions and… Read More
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LA PRODUCCION ALFARERA EN EL MEXICO ANTIGUO I

LA PRODUCCION ALFARERA EN EL MEXICO ANTIGUO I

by BEATRIZ LEONOR MERINO CARRION, ANGEL GARCIA COOK, COORDINADORES

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NEW ~ A collection of fifteen essays about ceramic production in various regions of ancient Mexico. INAH COLECCION CIENTIFICA 484. First volume of five. 779pp. Illus. Photographs and drawings. Cover bent, water stain back cover and final pages. En espanol. 1000 ejemplares. 3.75 lbs. Weight may incur additional postage expense.
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In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie: Archaeology and the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail
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In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie: Archaeology and the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail

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Image West, Vancouver, 2015, Very Good Hardcover / Fine Dustjacket, 110 pages, 8.75" x 11.25", ffep removed, otherwise clean and tight.
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Sumerian Economic Texts From the Umma Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts

Sumerian Economic Texts From the Umma Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts

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Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1973, 1st . Hardcover . NF/none. Bit of edgwear; red remainder-type mark bottom pageblock; very light bumping on top/bottom edge of spine; one tiny bump front edge.
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A Report of the Proceedings of the British Archaeological Association at the Fifth General...

A Report of the Proceedings of the British Archaeological Association at the Fifth General Meeting holden in “The Faithful City” of Worcester in the month of August 1848,

by Edited by John Dunkin, Member of the Committee of the Worcester Congress

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J Russell Smith for the British Archaeological Association, London, 1851. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 464 pages plus advertisements. Articles included are: On the Antiquities of Northfield; Antiquities of the site of Worcester Castle; On Early Monumental Effigies – with plates, the Romantic Materials of History; Details of a visit to the Crypt of Worcester Cathedral; Worcester Cathedral, its History and Antiquities; the Interrnment of Prince Arthur; the Marriage and Death of Prince Arthur; the Refounding of Worcester Cathedral; The Bishop’s Palace; Queen Elizabeth’s Visit to Worcester in 1575; On the Worcestershire Custom of Catherning; the Sepulchral Character of Cromlechs in the Channel Isles; the Cromlech at L’Ancresse, Cromlech in Jersey; Cromlechs of Alderney; Cromlech in the Isle of Anglesea (Anglesey); the Kentish Cromlech, Kit’s Coty House; Cromlechs at Addington & Trottescliffe; On the Horn Shaped Head-Dresses of the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries;… Read More
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Illustrations of the Remains of Roman Art in  Cirencester, the Site of Ancient Corinium

Illustrations of the Remains of Roman Art in Cirencester, the Site of Ancient Corinium

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London, United Kingdom: George Bell & Sons, 1851. Gilt title and raised bands to spine. Gilt top edge. Marbled endpapers. Previous owners details blacked out on first blank page and top of title page. 155 pages with 12 plates (6 in colour) and 44 illustrations in the text. . SECOND EDITION. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Tours in Wales (1804-1813). Edited from his Ms. Journals in the Cardiff Free Library by John...
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Tours in Wales (1804-1813). Edited from his Ms. Journals in the Cardiff Free Library by John Fisher, B.D.

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Printed for the Cambrian Archaeological Association by The Bedford Press. London. 1917. Royal Octavo. xvi, 371pp. Engraved portrait plate, 1 photo plate. Later quarter calf, cloth boards. Spine in six with gilt rules, lettering, embellishment and leather labels. More recent endpapers. Lightly toned, with some foxing to prelims and towards the end. Ink splash to top foredge. Slightly strained at portrait.
Richard Fenton (1747-1821), poet and topographical writer. His friends included Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, William Owen Pughe, Theophilus Jones and Sir Joshua Reynolds. "He built up a large library of books, manuscripts … and toured Wales extensively to visit prehistoric sites, many of which he excavated, and other features in the landscape. His books and journals, more tour literature than history, are entertaining reading, being an attractive mixture of accurate reporting and recording interspersed with personal descriptions of scenery and accounts of… Read More
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Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period
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Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period

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xx+377 pages with 86 color photographs, 9 black and photographs, 128 figures, 3 maps, appendices and index. Oblong Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 11") bound in original publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Contributions by Joseph W Ball, Ronald L Bishop, Virginia M Fields and Barbara MacLeod. Photography by Justin Kerr. Forewords by Michael P Mezzatesta and Linda Schele. First edition.Lavishly illustrated with nearly 400 color images, Painting the Maya Universe is the most thorough study and brilliant display of Classic Maya ceramic painting yet published. Building on twenty years of research and debate, Dorie Reents-Budet and her collaborators Joseph W. Ball, Ronald L. Bishop, Virginia M. Fields, and Barbara MacLeod bring together many perspectives, including the art historical, archaeological, epigraphical, and ethnohistorical, to examine one of the world's great but overlooked painting traditions. With an emphasis on sixth- to eighth-century pottery featuring… Read More
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Sahamshir Ghar: Historic Cave Stie in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
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Sahamshir Ghar: Historic Cave Stie in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

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141-311 pages + 38 plates with figures, appendixes and tables. Qurato (10 1/2" x 7 3/4") issued in wrappers. Anthropological Papers of The American Museum of Natural History volume 46, Part 2. From the library of Dr Thomas Hester. 1st edition.The second Afghan expedition of the American Museum of Natural History was organized by Walter A Fairservis, Jr who also led the First Afghan Expedition. The Second expedition was comprehensive in scale. Members of the expedition included: Walter Fairservis director; Rose Lilien, Archaeologist; John Zeigler, geologist; Howard Stoudt, archaeologist; Louis Dupree, archaeologist; George Maranjian, physical anthropologist; George McClellan, naturalist; A Franklin MacKenzie, orientalist; Jan Fairservis, artist; Ann Dupree, botanist and Lawrence Kelsey, radio operator. When the Afghan Government failed to grant permission to excavate in north Afhanistan, permission to examine several caves in Kandahar Province was granted. The cave called Shamshir Ghar, "Cave of the… Read More
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His Beloved Aunt Polly
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His Beloved Aunt Polly

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Ex-library with stickers on cover and tape reinforcement. Barcode and stickers inside covers. 24 pages. Archaeology. History. Travel. Connecticut. 11.25" X 8.75" Short illustrated book on William Gillette and his yacht the Aunt Polly which burned in dock at Gillette Castle on the Connecticut River. Book includes some information on Gillette's acting career, including his turn as Sherlock Holmes, but primarily focuses on his state and archaeological site where the Aunt Polly now lies, partially underwater.
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Ricardo Di Pompei: 32 Vedute
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Über die Cistophoren und über die kaiserlichen Silbermedaillons der römischen...
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Über die Cistophoren und über die kaiserlichen Silbermedaillons der römischen Provinz Asia

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Berlin: Akademie Der Wissenschaften, 1856. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. Lg 4to. Pages533-635 plus 8 engravings. Unbound extract out of a serial publication by the Akademie der Wissenschaften. Uncut. Very clean.
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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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TERRA COTTA WARRIORS: GUARDIANS OF CHINA'S FIRST EMPEROR

TERRA COTTA WARRIORS: GUARDIANS OF CHINA'S FIRST EMPEROR

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Bowers Museum, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Book is in NF condition with light rubbing to edges, 2 small dings to top edge else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact and whole.
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In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie: Archaeology and the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail
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In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie: Archaeology and the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail

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LA PRODUCCION ALFARERA EN EL MEXICO ANTIGUO I

LA PRODUCCION ALFARERA EN EL MEXICO ANTIGUO I

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NEW ~ A collection of fifteen essays about ceramic production in various regions of ancient Mexico. INAH COLECCION CIENTIFICA 484. First volume of five. 779pp. Illus. Photographs and drawings. Cover bent, water stain back cover and final pages. En espanol. 1000 ejemplares. 3.75 lbs. Weight may incur additional postage expense.
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Las culturas de america,america indigena por edilberto marban escobar primera edicion habana cuba...
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Las culturas de america,america indigena por edilberto marban escobar primera edicion habana cuba 1948

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Las culturas de america america indigena por edilberto marban escobar primera edicion habana cuba 1948.interesante libro sobre la historia de los pueblos aborigenes del continente americano.libro ilustrado en muy buenas condiciones,escrito por edilberto marban escobar.quien fuera un destacado historiador e investigador cubano
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Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard County, Texas - Archeological Investigations 1974 - 1977

Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard County, Texas - Archeological Investigations 1974 - 1977

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Historic Sites and Restoration Branch, Austin, TX, 1980. First Edition. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Very Good Condition. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 375 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Has some curled corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Archaeology; United States; 1970s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001403. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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