1. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - 1911, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1912, B&W illustrations, 688pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), Besides the usual reports there are articles on: Value of ancient Mexican manuscripts, native plants of New Mexico, Chinese architecture, ferns of North America, radiotelegraphy, etc., (Order No: 9812 ), $20.00
2. Alfieri, Nereo; Arias, Paolo Enrico; Hirmer, Max (photographs by), SPINA, Sansoni Editore - Hirmer, Munich, Germany, (1958), B&W illustrations, 83pp of text, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), The recently discovered Etruskerstadtand the Greek vases of their graves. Text in Italian., (Order No: 50085 ), $15.00
3. Allan, Tony, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE AFTERLIFE - DECIPHERING THE PAST FROM TOMBS, GRAVES AND MUMMIES, Duncan Baird Publishers, London, (2004) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 160pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscrip., ISBN 1844830470, (Order No: 57093 ), $7.50
4. Allen, Susan Heuck, FINDING THE WALLS OF TROY - FRANK CALVERT AND HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN AT HISARLIK, Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, CA, (1999) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 409pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0520208684, (Order No: 42876 ), $5.00
5. Alsop, Joseph (introduction by Sir Maurice Bowra; photographs by Alison Frantz), FROM THE SILENT EARTH: A REPORT ON THE GREEK BRONZE AGE, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1964), B&W illustrations, 296pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The moving story of the Bronze Age civilization and its end, and the curious drama of its rediscovery, form the substance of this engrossing book., (Order No: 18449 ), $4.00
6. Andrews, Carol, THE BRITISH MUSEUM BOOK OF THE ROSETTA STONE, Dorset Press, New York, (1981), B&W illustrations, 64pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0880296070 This volume tells of the discovery of the Stone, and the story of how its mystery was solved., (Order No: 43668 ), $6.00
7. Archaeological Institute of America, PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS - VOLUME V: 1886-1890, Damrell and Upham, Boston, MA, 1892, B&W illustrations, 314pp of text, good+, original boards (hardcover) lt edgewear, unopened pages, "The present volume includes the work of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from 1886 to the summer of 1890. With reports of the work of the School at Sikyon, Ikaria, Stamata, Anthedon, Thisbe, and Plataia, a larger part of this volume is given up to the results of actual excavaton than has been the case with any of its predecessors.", (Order No: 49859 ), $30.00
8. Asai, Kiyoshi (designed by), THE EXHIBITION OF TREASURES OF SYRIAN ANTIQUITY, The Chunichi Shimbun, Japan, (1977), B&W and color illustrations, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibit held November 2nd - 21st, 1977 at The Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery in Japan with some 247 masterpieces of ancient Syria from its three National Museums sent to Japan for this exhibition to play a significant role in a cultural exchange between Japan and Syria. Text in Japanese with English translation., (Order No: 51834 ), $35.00
9. Attenborough, David, THE FIRST EDEN: THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AND MAN, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, (1987) 1st ed, B&W and color ill., 240pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) review press rel., ISBN 0316057509 Companion to the PBS television series. David Attenborough's latest excursion into the field of natural history where he explores the history and current state of the fascinating Mediterranean region, which became the cradle of civilization., (Order No: 11836 ), $4.00
10. Benson, Elizabeth P. (editor), MESOAMERICAN WRITING SYSTEMS: A CONFERENCE AT DUMBARTON OAKS, OCTOBER 30TH AND 31ST, 1971, Dumbarton Oaks Research Lib., Washington, D.C., (1973), B&W figures, 226pp, fine, tan cloth (hardcover) owners name, The subject for this conference is Mesoamerican writing systems, not just to summarize what is now known but to raise and examine some of the outstanding problems, as well as to present, even though in preliminary form, some of the most recent research not yet in print elsewhere., (Order No: 47069 ), $25.00
11. Brodrick, Alan Houghton (Broderick, Alan Houghton on title page, but copyright is to Brodrick, and 4 places on dj-Brodrick), FATHER OF PREHISTORY: THE ABBE HENRI BREUIL, HIS LIFE AND TIMES, William Morrow & Company, New York, 1963, 17 B&W ill., 306pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, The first book about Henri Breuil, the man, the priest, and the paleontologist, who revolutionized our understanding of man's history before the invention of writing., (Order No: 11029 ), $8.00
12. Burl, Aubrey, PREHISTORIC AVEBURY, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1979, 13 color ill., 107 B&W ill., 275pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300023685 The author carefully sifts the rich archaeological and historical evidence that is available about the Avebury monuments and their builders to present a comprehensive and convincing picture of the life of the primitive communities who erected these massive structures nearly 5000 years ago., (Order No: 13464 ), $7.50
13. Burland, C. A. (edited by Edward Bacon), PERU UNDER THE INCAS, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1967), B&W and color ill., 144pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A fascinating account of the Inca people and their rich cultural achievements over a period of six hundred years., (Order No: 16816 ), $7.00
14. Butler, John, THE QUEST FOR BECKET'S BONES: THE MYSTERY OF THE RELICS OF ST THOMAS BECKET OF CANTERBURY, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1995, B&W and color ill., 180pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300061153 "In January, 1888, workmen excavating the eastern crypt of Canterbury Cathedral uncovered the ancient bones of a tall, middle-aged man whose skull had seeming been cleft by a sword. Could these be the remains of St. Thomas Becket, Archbiship of Canterbury, who was murdered in the Cathedral in December 1170 by knights of King Henry II?", (Order No: 4317 ), $8.00
15. Caldwell, Joseph R. (edited by), NEW ROADS TO YESTERDAY: ESSAYS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, Basic Books, Inc., Publ., New York, (1966), B&W illustrations, 546pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "These views of archaeology's broadening horizons emanate from SCIENCE, the official journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.", (Order No: 29950 ), $5.00
16. Carter, Howard, THE TOMB OF TUT-ANKH-AMEN DISCOVERED BY THE LATE EARL OF CARNARVON AND HOWARD CARTER - THE SECOND VOLUME, George H. Doran Company, New York, (1927) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 408pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Second of three volumes, each published separately. Nice clean and tight copy. "With 153 illustrations from photographs by Harry Burton of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.", (Order No: 54704 ), $350.00
17. Ceram, C. W., THE FIRST AMERICAN: A STORY OF NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, (1971) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 357pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0151312508, (Order No: 1705 ), $3.50
18. Ceram, C. W., THE SECRET OF THE HITTITES: THE DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1956 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 281pp, index, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8494 ), $3.00
19. Chatzidakis, Manolis, THE GREEK MUSEUMS - BYZANTINE MUSEUM, Ekdotike Athenon S.A., Athens, Greece, (1975), color illustrations, 44pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 60933 ), $8.50
20. Chubb, Mary, CITY IN THE SAND, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1957) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 213pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), More adventures in archeology., (Order No: 39517 ), $9.50
21. Cleator, P.E., ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MAKING, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1976), B&W photos & ill., 238pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0709155344, (Order No: 8695 ), $5.00
22. Cottrell, Leonard, DIGS AND DIGGERS: A BOOK OF WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, (1964), B&W illustrations, 285pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A comprehensive introduction to world archaeology, ranging in time from European prehistory to the great cultures of pre-Columbian America, in space from the Middle East and Egypt to China, India, the Americas, and Europe., (Order No: 15101 ), $5.00
23. Cunnington, M. E., AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF WILTSHIRE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PAGAN SAXONS, Charles Henry Woodward, Devizes, UK, 1949, B&W illustrations, 172pp, good, wraps (softcover), With chapters on Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill, Woodhenge, Barrows, Earthworks, etc., (Order No: 57363 ), $14.50
24. Darvill, Timothy, PREHISTORIC BRITAIN, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1987) 1st ptg, 110 B&W ill., 223pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300039514 Using archaeological evidence, the author examines the development of human societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman Conquest. Darvill gives special attention to six themes that are traced through all phases of prehistory: subsistence, technology, ritual, trade, society, and population., (Order No: 17263 ), $10.00
25. Davies, Nigel, VOYAGERS TO THE NEW WORLD, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1979 1st US, 29 B&W ill., 7 B&W maps, 287pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688033962 "How does it happen that a pyramid in Veracruz resembles the terraces of Central Java? And a Mexican goddess of fertility resembles Queen Nefertiti? An authoritative archaeologist explains the dramatic parallels between the Old World and the primitive New.", (Order No: 14641 ), $4.00
26. Deuel, Leo (selected, edited, and introduced by), THE TREASURES OF TIME: FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS BY FAMOUS ARCHAEOLOGISTS OF THEIR WORK IN THE NEAR EAST, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, (1961) 1st ed, 23 B&W ill., 319pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Here is the story not only of Near Eastern archaeology but also of the development of the science of archaeology itself, from its crude beginnings to its present sophistication., (Order No: 17470 ), $4.50
27. Fagan, Brian M. (introductions by), READINGS FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, PREHISTORIC TIMES, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, (1983), B&W and color ill., 262pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0716714913 A collection of 18 articles from SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN that describe recent discoveries and major developments in many areas of archaeology., (Order No: 32140 ), $8.50
28. Fagan, Brian, TIME DETECTIVES: HOW ARCHEOLOGISTS USE TECHNOLOGY TO RECAPTURE THE PAST, Simon & Schuster, New York, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 288pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671793853, (Order No: 57749 ), $5.00
29. Fox, Sir Cyril, LIFE AND DEATH IN THE BRONZE AGE: AN ARCHAEOLOGIST'S FIELD-WORK, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, (1959), B&W ill., B&W maps, 193pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), One of the pioneers of modern archaeology covers the period from 1700 to 700 B.C., and is mainly concerned with the author's field work in western Britain., (Order No: 36213 ), $25.00
30. Gallenkamp, Charles, MAYA: THE RIDDLE AND REDISCOVERY OF A LOST CIVILIZATION - THIRD REVISED EDITION, Viking, New York, (1985) 3rd rev, 117 B&W ill., 235pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, ISBN 0670803871 Published in conjunction with the exhibition: Maya: Treasures of An Ancient Civilization, (Order No: 4818 ), $4.50
31. Glob, P. V. (translated from the Danish by Joan Bulman), THE MOUND PEOPLE: DANISH BRONZE-AGE MAN PRESERVED, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, (1974), B&W illustrations, 184pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0801408008, (Order No: 52728 ), $5.00
32. Grant, Michael, THE VISIBLE PAST: GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORY FROM ARCHAEOLOGY 1960-1990, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1990), B&W illustrations, 258pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, ISBN 0684191245, (Order No: 4461 ), $4.00
33. Hawkins, Gerald S., BEYOND STONEHENGE, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1973), B&W illustrations, 319pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, ISBN 0060117869 Author delves into the many fascinating aspects of ancient man's knowledge of the sun and stars., (Order No: 4615 ), $3.00
34. Hencken, H. O'Neill, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND SCILLY, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, (1932), B&W illustrations, 340pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) some spotting to spine/rear board, Contents include: Introduction: The Stone Age; Great Stone Monuments; The Bronze Age; The Iron Age; The Prehistoric Tin Trade; The Romano-British Period; The Dark Ages; Addenda; Archaeological Gazetteer; A List of Collections Containing Cornish Material; Lists of Chambered Barrows in the Scilly Isles, Burial-Chambers on the Cornish Mainland, Stone Circles, and Large Cists; The Bishops of Cornwall., (Order No: 52379 ), $45.00
35. Khader, Aicha Ben Abed Ben & Soren David (eds), CARTHAGE: A MOSAIC OF ANCIENT TUNISIA, American Museum of Nat. Hist, New York, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 238pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0913424110, (Order No: 5665 ), $5.00
36. Larue, Gerald A. (preface by), THE BARAKAT GALLERY: A CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION - VOLUME 1 [VOLUME I] -- PRICE LIST LAID IN, Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA, (1985), color illustrations, 319pp, very good, light brown cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Egyptian Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Ancient Glass; Ancient Coins; Antiquities of the Biblical Lands; Precolumbian Antiquities., (Order No: 59336 ), $12.50
37. Lau, Robert Julius, OLD BABYLONIAN TEMPLE RECORDS, Columbia University Press, New York, 1906 1st ed, B&W ill., 35 plates, 89pp of text, very good+, light brown cloth (hardcover) nice clean/tight copy, Columbia University Oriental Studies Vol. III. A study of a series of documents coming from one of the oldest of the temples, dealing chiefly with the manner in which its priests handled the revenues in kind and money which represented the offerings of the faithful. Includes "Sign-List and Glossary.", (Order No: 8658 ), $85.00
38. Lehmann, Phyllis Williams, THE PEDIMENTAL SCULPTURES OF THE HIERON IN SAMOTHRACE, J. J. Augustin Publisher, New York, [1962], B&W illustrations, 30pp, plates, very good, cloth (hardcover) original acetate cover, The text of this lecture is an abridged version of portions of Chapter III, Volume 3, of SAMOTHRACE, Excavations Conducted by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (Bollingen Series LX)., (Order No: 44795 ), $45.00
39. Macaulay, Rose, PLEASURE OF RUINS, Thames and Hudson, London, (1966), 76 B&W ill., 466pp, good++ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1953. Rose Macaulay has searched literature, art and the memory of her own travels, to illustrate the pleasure which she and others have gained from visiting the ruins of the past. Palaces, temples, houses, fortresses, cities and the artificial follies of the last two centuries, all come within her scope, provided only that they are sufficiently ruinous to qualify for inclusion., (Order No: 19881 ), $10.00
40. Millar, Ronald, THE PILTDOWN MEN, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1972), B&W ill., B&W diagrams, 264p, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story, as fascinating as a whodunit, of how the Piltdown skull came to be discovered; how the hoax was exposed and who the hoaxer may have been., (Order No: 35255 ), $10.00
41. Mohen, Jean-Pierre, L'AGE DU BRONZE DANS LA REGION DE PARIS, Edition des Musees Nationaux, Paris, 1977, B&W illustrations, 264pp, good+, gray cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 2711800660 Catalogue synthetique des collections conservees au Musee des Antiquites Nationales. Text in French., (Order No: 47900 ), $85.00
42. Montet, Pierre, ISIS OR THE SEARCH FOR EGYPT'S BURIED PAST, Editions Ferni, Geneva, (1977), B&W illustrations, 252pp, very good+, decorated blue boards (hardcover), (Order No: 42489 ), $8.50
43. Morley, Sylvanus G. (edited with an introduction by Robert H. Lister and Florence C. Lister), IN SEARCH OF MAYA GLYPHS FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNALS OF SYLVANUS G. MORLEY, Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM, (1970), B&W illustrations, 171pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 59300 ), $7.50
44. Nichols, Marianne, MAN, MYTH, AND MONUMENT, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1975 1st ptg, 53 B&W ill., 340pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688029434 The fascinating story of a great detective endeavor-how modern scholars have ventured four thousand years into the past to document the events and illuminate the backgrounds of the great classical myths., (Order No: 14234 ), $6.00
45. Nolan, Tony, THE ROMANTIC WORLD OF GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD, A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd., London, (1980), B&W and color illustrations, 117pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0589013246 Lifelong gold-seeker Tony Nolan brings together the intricate and intriguing strands of the golden web in a story that ranges through the centuries and across the world: from the dawn of time to the great gold rushes of more recent memory, from the Sumerians and Ancient Egyptians to the Aztecs, from the Coromandel to the Klondike., (Order No: 13227 ), $5.00
46. Norman, Bruce, FOOTSTEPS: NINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNEYS OF ROMANCE AND DISCOVERY, Salem House Publishers, Topsfield, MA, (1988), B&W and color ill., B&W maps, 279pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0881623245 This book retraces the perilous expeditions of nine dedicated explorers during the romantic period of archaeoogy which began in the nineteenth century., (Order No: 22892 ), $4.00
47. Norman, E. R., and St. Joseph, J. K. S., THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF IRISH SOCIETY: THE EVIDENCE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1969, B&W illustrations, 126pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0521074711 The technique of aerial photography is of immense value to archaeologists. The survey shown in this book shows many ancient earthenworks revealed by differences in soil-colour or crop-growth, and the natural and man-made environments of these and other prehistoric and early Christian settlements., (Order No: 55151 ), $35.00
48. Page, John (English translation and editing); Baez-Jorge, Felix (editorial coordinator), ARCHAEOLOGY, MEMORY AND IDENTITY - MEXICO, Reproducciones Fotomecanicas, Mexico, (1994), color illustrations, 297pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 9686963111 Fantastic look at the archaeology works in Mexico supported by the government. Foreword by Carlos Salinas de Gortari (Constitutional President of Mexico) with his presentation card laid in., (Order No: 60625 ), $40.00
49. Peake, Harold and Fleure, Herbert John, THE WAY OF THE SEA - CORRIDORS OF TIME VOLUME VI, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1929 1st ed, 72 B&W figures, 168pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The sixth in a series of eight volumes published under the general title of The Corridors of Time. "The disturbances that hindered the development of civilization about the middle of the third millennium B.C. make one of the clearest dividing-lines in the story of ancient times. When the situation again began to clear, it is evident that there was a great increase in the mobility of peoples, that the folk in the Mediterranean basin had awakened to a much more intense life, and that intercourse by sea and land, marked by numerous exchanges of culture, had become a dominant feature.", (Order No: 16582 ), $4.00
50. Pellegrino, Charles, UNEARTHING ATLANTIS: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, Vintage Books, New York, (1993) 1st ptg, B&W maps, 327pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0679734074, (Order No: 39704 ), $6.00
51. Phillips, James L., and Brown, James A. (edited by), ARCHAIC HUNTERS AND GATHERERS IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST - NEW WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD, Academic Press, New York, 1983 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 349pp, fine, maroon boards (hardcover), ISBN 0125539800 Fascinating collection of essays and studies on recent developments in the studies of hunter-gatherers in the American Midwest., (Order No: 54842 ), $115.00
52. Pohl, John M. D., EXPLORING MESOAMERICA - PLACES IN TIME, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, B&W and color illustrations, 231pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0195108876 A concise treatment of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica (Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras)., (Order No: 57639 ), $10.00
53. Poole, Lynn and Poole, Gray, ONE PASSION, TWO LOVES: THE STORY OF HEINRICH AND SOPHIA SCHLIEMANN, DISCOVERERS OF TROY, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1966) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 299pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The whole story of Heinrich and Sophia Schliemann's romantic and embattled lives is told for the first time in this authoritative biography. A fund of letters, diaries, and photographs was turned over to Lynn and Gray Poole by General Alex L. Melas, the Schliemann's only living grandchild., (Order No: 45825 ), $20.00
54. Prescott, William H., THE WORLD OF THE AZTECS, Minerva, Barcelona, (1974), B&W and color ill., 156pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0814804454, (Order No: 16815 ), $7.50
55. Ridley, Michael, TREASURES OF CHINA, Arco Publishing Company, New York, (1973), B&W and color illustrations, 144pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0668033770 Deals with all the recent spectacular archaeological discoveries, which are discussed and placed in the traditional framework of Chinese archaeology and art., (Order No: 14488 ), $3.50
56. Riley, Carroll L.; Kelley, J. Charles; Pennington, Campbell W.; and, Rands, Robert L. (edited by), MAN ACROSS THE SEA: PROBLEMS OF PRE-COLUMBIAN CONTACTS, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, (1976) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 552pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0292701179 Twenty-seven papers given at the May, 1968 meetings of the Society for American Archaeology on the various aspects of the broad problem of pre-Columbian contact between the hemispheres and within the New World., (Order No: 56886 ), $12.00
57. Ruby, Robert, JERICHO - DREAMS, RUINS, PHANTOMS, Henry Holt and Co., New York, (1995) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 350pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0805027998, (Order No: 4188 ), $4.00
58. Schreiber, Hermann and Schreiber, Georg, VANISHED CITIES, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1957 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 344pp, index, good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, "The splendor and destruction of cities, a subject that has exercised magic in men's minds.", (Order No: 3995 ), $4.00
59. Schuchhardt, C. (translated from the German by Eugenie Sellers) (introduction by Walter Leaf), SCHLIEMANN'S EXCAVATIONS - AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDY, Macmillan and Co., London, 1891, B&W illustrations, 363pp, good+, blue cloth, teg (hardcover) EX-LIB w/minimal marks, With an Appendix on the Recent Discoveries at Hissarlik by Dr. Schliemann and Dr. Dorpfeld; and with an introduction by Walter Leaf. A nice clean and tight copy from a small country library, checked out only three times., (Order No: 42346 ), $65.00
60. Skelton, R. A.; Marston, Thomas E.; & Painter, George D., THE VINLAND MAP AND THE TARTAR RELATION, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1965 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 292pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The Vinland Map contains the earliest known and indisputable cartographic representation of any part of the Americas, and includes a delineation of Greenland so strikingly accurate that it may well have been derived from experience., (Order No: 4418 ), $5.00
61. Snow, Dean, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, The Viking Press, New York, (1976), B&W and color illustrations, 272pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670130583, (Order No: 3200 ), $4.00
62. Southworth, James, WALKING THE ROMAN ROADS OF CUMBRIA, Robert Hale, London, (1985), B&W illustrations, maps, 206pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0709022883 Crisscrossing the Cumbrian countryside are the remains of roads laid by the Romans. Following the legions' footsteps, James Southworth has produced a walker's guide for all those whose enjoyment of nature is coupled with an interest in Romano-British history., (Order No: 55110 ), $20.00
63. Spence, Lewis (introduction by Michael Lord), ATLANTIS DISCOVERED, Causeway Books, New York, (1974), B&W illustrations, 232pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0883560232 Lewis Spence was one of the greatest scholars of Atlantis literature. his book is the best introduction to the story of Atlantis., (Order No: 29951 ), $4.00
64. Stafford, Michael, FROM FORAGER TO FARMER IN FLINT: A LITHIC ANALYSIS OF THE PREHISTORIC TRANSITION TO AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN SCANDINAVIA, Aarhus University Press, Oxford, (1999), B&W illustrations, 147pp, fine, pictorial blue boards (hardcover), ISBN 8772887427 The goals of this volume are to examine the flint materials from a group of prehistoric settlements in Denmark that span the transition to agriculture, evaluate how the form and production technology of stone tools changed over this period, and determine how those changes relate to the adoption of a food producing economy., (Order No: 52813 ), $25.00
65. Suggs, Robert C., THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1965), ill. Leonard Everett Fisher, 150pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip/tear on dj, This book is two stories: an account of the archaeologists of the San Francisco area and their patient, scientific sifting of facts and evidence, and a brilliant re-creation of those prehistoric Indian days which this detective work has brought to light., (Order No: 33704 ), $10.00
66. Thomas, Stanley, PRE-ROMAN BRITAIN, Studio Vista, London, (1965), B&W illustrations, 191pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This pictorial survey of the archaeology of prehistoric Britain gives an unparalleled insight into the richness, diversity and mysteries of Pre-Roman Britain., (Order No: 35560 ), $15.00
67. Tompkins, Peter, SECRETS OF THE GREAT PYRAMID, Harper & Row, New York, (1971), B&W illustrations, 416pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060143274, (Order No: 5129 ), $7.00
68. Trustees of The British Museum (John Pope-Hennessy, Director), THE BRITISH MUSEUM YEARBOOK 1 - THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, British Museum Publ., Ltd., London, (1976), 291 B&W, 4 color ill., 298pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0714100455 "A 'new' annual publication for all those interested in the fields of Art and Archaeology, especially those interested in the work and collections of the British Museum." The theme of this first annual is THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, and has eight articles including: Reynold Higgins on MAGENTA WARE; M. Jessop Price with ARCHITECTURE ON ANCIENT COINS; J.E. Curtis on PARTHIAN GOLD FROM NINEVEH; R.A.G. Carson in GOLD AND SILVER COIN HOARDS AND THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN; R.H. Pinder- Wilson on THE MALCOLM CELESTIAL GLOBE; Ruth Olitsky Rubinstein on A BACCHIC SARCOPHAGUS IN THE RENAISSANCE; Nicholas Turner with AN ATTACK ON THE ACCADEMIA DI S. LUCA; and Andrew Wilton assessing BLAKE AND THE ANTIQUE., (Order No: 14150 ), $15.00
69. Vassilika, Eleni, PTOLEMAIC PHILAE -- ORIENTALIA LOVANIENSIA ANALECTA 34, Peeters Press, Louvain, 1989, B&W illustrations, 403pp, plates, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 9068312006 This book examines the Ptolemaic temples of the island of Philae in Upper Egypt., (Order No: 60359 ), $135.00
70. Weeks, Kent R., THE LOST TOMB, William Morrow and Company, New York, (1998) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 330pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 068815087X In 1995, an American Egyptologist discovered the burial site of the Sons of Ramesses II. This is his incredible story of KV5 and its excavation., (Order No: 58123 ), $4.00
71. Wood, Michael, IN SEARCH OF THE TROJAN WAR, Facts on File, New York, (1985) 2nd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 272pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscription, ISBN 0816013551, (Order No: 4123 ), $4.00
72. Zangger, Eberhard (with a foreword by Anthony Snodgrass), THE FLOOD FROM HEAVEN: DECIPHERING THE ATLANTIS LEGEND, William Morrow and Company, New York, (1992) 1st US, B&W illustrations, 256pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688113508 A well-known geoarchaeologist has discovered the true nature of Plato's story and the real location of Atlantis in this ground-breaking book, which draws on modern science, legends, and ancient poetry to solve one of the world's most mysterious puzzles., (Order No: 17628 ), $4.00