Archaeology from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: Random House, 2023. xx, 426 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time--an international campaign to save over a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 2022. 349 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Maps on lining papers. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirring story of one of the great feats of exploration… Read more about this item

London: Phoenix House, 1957. Cloth, 111 pages, [39] pages of plates, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with moderate shelfwear, soiling. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to.

New York: Atheneum, 1973. Cloth, xxv, 353 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Topstained yellow. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket clipped on the front flap, with moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. Subtitle on DJ: The Story of the Illegal International Traffic in Works of Art. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth, 140 pages, colour frontispiece, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust spotting/edges, pronounced on the top edge, age toning. A solid copy, lacking the DJ. . Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 4to.

New York: Nan A Talese; Doubleday, 1996. xxv, 425 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Turning her back on her privileged life in Victorian England, Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), fired by her innate curiosity, journeyed the world and became fascinated with… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998. xiv, 464 pages, illustrations, maps; 22 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Foreedge lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Cloth, 199 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Wonders of the World Series. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to… Read more about this item

Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010. xlvii, 336 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour); 23 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. One leaf dogeared. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "A History of Roman Art, Enhanced Edition is a lavishly-illustrated survey of the art of Rome and the Roman Empire from… Read more about this item

New York: Newsweek; Wonders of Man Ser., 1973. 172 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2005. xvii, 226 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Texas A & M University anthropology series, no. 11. Tight, clean copy. ""In this book, McKillop tells the story of the search for the Maya sea traders, as well as the story of the traders themselves as it emerges from the excavations. In Search of… Read more about this item

Milan: Electa, 2000. 103 pages, colour illustrations, maps (some folded); 24 cm. English Edition. Guide Electa per la Soprintendenza archeologica di Roma. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

London: Reaktion Books, 2022. Cloth, 207 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In their heyday the Inca ruled over the largest land empire in the Americas, reaching the pinnacle of South American civilization. Known as the 'Romans of the Americas', these… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1989. Cloth, 322 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. "In this fascinating work, H. W. F. Saggs presents a wide-ranging survey of the greatest achievements of the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East - from the… Read more about this item

Berlin: Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; Michael Imhof Verlag, 2012. Pictorial boards, 495 pages, illustrations (colour); 28 cm. Accompanies the Exhibition "In the Light of Amarna - 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery" from December 7, 2012 to April 13, 2013. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly… Read more about this item

Florence: Scala, 2007. 127 pages, color illustrations, color maps; 26 cm. English Edition. Tight, clean copy. CONTENTS: Introduction; Historical background; Language; Religion; Pottery and other productions; Major Etruscan cities in Latium; Caere (Cerveteri); Pyrgi; Tarquinii (Tarquinia); The Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Tarquinia; Gravisca (Porto Clementino); Vulci; Cosa (Ansedonia); The Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome; The upper valley… Read more about this item

Antalya, Turkey: Graphics, 1987. 91 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. . 3rd. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. Cloth, 208 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES. The tomb of Ch'in Shih-huang ti; The land within the passes; Hsienyang and the… Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1971. 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations; 22 cm. Excavations of the Athenian Agora, Picture book, no. 12. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. "As well as being a political center, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. This booklet illustrates the archaeological,… Read more about this item

Cologne: Konemann, 2000. Cloth, 319 pages, colour illustrations; 33 cm. Translation of: Die Levante : Geschichte und Archaeologie im Nahen Osten. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio.