Search Results: on the trail of ancient man by andrews roy chapman

NY: Putnam. Good+, NO dj (see notes). 1926. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 375pp . Spine darkened, title unreadable there, P O name, bit of wear head and heel of spine. Not pretty, but a solidly bound copy. .

USa: Kessinger Pub Co. Soft cover. Fine. Octavo. Facsimile of the 1926 edition. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975.

Putnam. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (China, Mongolia, Gobi Desert, Paleontology, Expeditions) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Putnam, 1926-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fair. 1926. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. Cover stained. Bumped corners. Edgeworn. 370p., 58 b&w illustrations, plus fold out map.

Garden City Publishing Company, 1926. Reprint. Cloth. Good/Good. Early Star Books reprinting shows soil and tearing at spine head, rubbing and staining to rear cover, some stain at bottom area of front cover, sticker at rear endpaper, tear at rear inner hinge, browning and staining to first couple of pages and some other mild wear, in good dust jacket that shows exposure toning along spine, staining and soil, rubbing and wrinkles, long closed tear at front panel and edgewear that incudes closed tears and open chipping. 375 pages with index and photos by J. B. Shackelford. Solid and perfectly readable copy that will look decent of the shelf of this "enthralling discovery and adventure written on the field of exploration by the head of the American Museum of Natural History's expedition to Mongolia.

Garden City Publishing, 1926-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good.

Star Books, 1926. Hardcover. Good - Cash/Fair. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear with the boards peeking out. Pages show reader wear. Has a gift inscription. DJ has heavy chipping and pieces missing wiht tearing and heavy rubbing. There is soiling to the dj and page edges. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

New York.: Garden City.. n.d. (1926).. Maps, 15 full page black & white photographs by J. B. Shackleford, illustrations and decorated endpapers, xviii + 375pp, index, cream cloth covered boards lettered in brown, top edge stained red as issued, deckled edges have a little spotting, dustwrapper slightly sunned on the spine and rubbed at the edges, else a very good copy. 21.5 x 15cm An account of the author's successful expeditions into the heart of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. .

New York: White Lotus Press, 1926. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.64. On the Trail of Ancient Man

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Cloth. Very Good. Shakelford, J.B.. Introduction and a Chapter by Henry Fairfield Osborn. 58 photographs by Shakelford. (4th ptg.) Large, thicker book, green cloth with thin embossed border to front, gilt a little dulled at top front, two tiny surface wear spots on front, gilt near good on spine, orange-tinted photo of camel caravan inside covers and adjacent end papers, 375 lightly browned pages. Near Very Good.

New York: White Lotus Press, 1926. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.05. On the Trail of Ancient Man

"On The Trail of Ancient Man" by Roy Chapman Andrews1926 - First Edition, First Printing with Errata and Erratum SlipsAntique Hardcover Book 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" - 375 PagesThe hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, and writing. There are several black and white photos through out and a pull out map in the back. The previous owner's bookplate is pasted on the front end page. There is a crack at the gutter on the front end page and pages are mildly toned. The boards are in good minus condition with edge wear and spine darkening. The binding is tight and square.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo. [4], v-xxiv, 375, [1] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine, top edge gilt. Lacks the dust jacket. Title page printed in red and black, includes both errata slips. Illustrated by a frontispiece of Andrews, a few maps (including one of Mongolia in the rear), and several plates. Plates are black and white photographs of Roy Chapman Andrews' expedition to the Asian Steppe and the Gobi Desert. The photographs depict Andrews' crew members, the fossils he discovered, sketches of how zoologists thought dinosaurs and ancient mammals looked, animals used in the expedition, and other aspects of Andrews' adventures. Roy Chapman Andrews was a notable inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones, and made several expeditions to the continent of Asia to understand the roots of civilization and to complete humanity's understanding of evolutionary zoology. Jones brought back knowledge of fossils, the… Read More