Search Results: ur of the chaldees a record by c leonard woolley

W. W. Norton & Co., 1965. Paperback. Slight foxing to leaves and back of wrapper. Wrappers are edge worn, rubbed and scuffed. Corners are creased and bumped. Spine is creased. 208 pages.

Ernest Benn, 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. Fifth Impression. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

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(London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1935 New Edition). 12mo; original black cloth; no dustwrapper; previous owner's signature on ffep; scattered foxing and browning throughout; pp. 210 including index; frontispiece map, 16 black-and-white plates. Fair condition. "In this book I have attempted to describe in a popular form the work which during the last seven years has been done at Ur by the Joint Expedition of the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. The results of the excavations have aroused very general interest, and it is in answer to requests from many quarters that I have undertaken this account." .

London: Benn, 1931. Clean and crisp with name of J. Norman Wheeler and dated 1932.. Reprint. Brown Cloth. Very Good. 5" x 7.5". Hardback.

Penguin, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. No Edition Remarks. 151 pages. No dust jacket. Blue and white striped paper covers. Black and white photographic plates. Moderate tanning to pages, text block edges and reverse of covers. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have light edge-wear and corner curling with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor rolling and creasing.

Faber & Faber Ltd, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. New Edition. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.

Charles Scribner's Sons. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Mesopotamia, Ur, excavations) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Faber & Faber Ltd, 1935. Hardcover. Good. 1935. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Penguin, 1950T. paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. This is the 1950 Ernest Benn Ltd. Second Edition. HARDCOVER. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Children's practice spelling/ graffiti on back of Plate IX and Plate XV.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-. 1930. Hardcover. 210 pages, brown cloth with gilt printing to the spine. Spine is sunned, covers slightly scuffed. Contents show just a bit of very light foxing- otherwise, bright and nice. Near Very Good. .

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Rebound Hardback.

Great Britain: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 210 pages.Very small closed tear on edge of spine.The Ur of Chaldees, found in present-day Iraq, was the royal burial site of many Mesopotamian royalties. Woolley discovered tombs of great material wealth. Inside these tombs were large paintings of ancient Mesopotamian culture at its zenith, along with amazing pieces of gold and silver jewelry, cups and other furnishings. The most extravagant tomb was that of ?Queen? Pu-Abi. Amazingly enough, Queen Pu-Abi?s tomb was untouched by the hands of looters through the millennia. Inside the tomb, many well-preserved items were found including a cylindrical seal bearing her name in Sumerian. Her body was found buried along with her attendants who had poisoned themselves in order to join her and continue to serve her. Woolley reconstructed her funeral ceremony from the findings in her tomb. Today her headdress, cylinder seal and… Read More