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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- CERAMICS
- JAPAN
- HISTORY
- PREHISTORIC
- CATALOGUE (ART)
THE MEGALITHIC ART OF WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1827709
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Megalithic art is found mainly on the structural stone of the tombs of passage grave type in Brittany, Iberia, Ireland and Britain. Most of the art consists of geometric designs. This work is based on extensive field work and provides a catalogue of the art in western Europe.The author has examined sites claimed to have megalithic art and the catalogue comprises a plan and description of each site and a drawing and full description of each decorated stone... Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198131933. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- EUROPE
- HISTORY
- MONUMENTS
- PREHISTORIC
PREHISTORIC POTTERY FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
Written by Alex Gibson; Ann Woods.
Stock no. 1827629
Published by Leicester University Press.
2nd
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition, revised and updated. A thorough survey of the chronological development of pottery throughout prehistory and into the Roman period. Light green pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071851954X. Minor scuffing to rear cover else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- PREHISTORIC
- POTTERY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
BALDOCK: THE EXCAVATION OF A ROMAN AND PRE-ROMAN SETTLEMENT, 1968-72
Written by I.M. Stead; Valery Rigby.
Stock no. 1827620
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies.
1st
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Britannia Monograph Series No. 7. The excavations at Baldock, Herfordshire, described in this reort were carried out by the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, Department of the Environment. They were prompted by the discovery of a rich La Tene III burial which was found while constructing a road on a housing estate and whose finds had been disperssed before the archaeologists were notified. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations. Text block slightly browned. Covers slightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- HOME COUNTIES
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- PREHISTORIC
INVESTIGATIONS IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Renfrew.
Stock no. 1827617
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XXXVIII. Between 1972 and 1974 Prefessor Renfrew and his team partially excavated the neolithic chambered cairn of Quanterness, with its superimposed round house of the Iron Age. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, some folding. ISBN: 050099028X. Light scratch marks to rear board. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ORKNEY
- ISLANDS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- PREHISTORIC
- MONUMENTS
- NEOLITHIC
- IRON AGE
BUILDING THE GREAT STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827599
Published by Windgather Press Ltd..
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition.
Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. This book looks at the enigmatic stone structures of Scotland and investigates the background of their construction and their cultural significance. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, and sketches. ISBN: 9781909686120. Rear cover lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- MONUMENTS
- HISTORY
- PREHISTORIC
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- FOLKLORE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE STONE CIRCLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Aubrey Burl.
Stock no. 1827596
Published by Yale University Press.
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive and serious account of an important and perennially fascinating group of prehistoric monuments. Special attention is paid to Stonehenge and Avebury, the two best known and most spectacular rings. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0300019726. Sixth printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PREHISTORIC
- STONEHENGE
- MONUMENTS
BEYOND THE BROCHS: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON THE LATER IRON AGE IN ATLANTIC SCOTLAND
Written by Ian Armit.
Stock no. 1827541
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The historic peoples and kingdoms of Atlantic Scotland - the Picts, Scots and the Norse - have their roots in the prehistory of the region. Until recently, the study of that prehistory focused on the monumental architecture of brochs and wheelhouses to the virtual exclusion of wider concerns. This book attempts to broaden this approach and gives an invaluable reappraisal of the period when prehistory mergest into written history. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 074860197X. Corners of boards very lightly bumped. Very minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ATLANTIC
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- IRON AGE
- HISTORY
- PREHISTORIC
RUSHDEN: THE EARLY FINE WARES
Written by P.J. Woods; B.C. Hastings; K. Brown.
Stock no. 1827533
Published by Northamptonshire County Council.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The pottery discovered during the contruction of playing fields at a Rushden school which proved to be manufactured at the site in the early Roman period. This pottery associated with the Roman military conquest of the area, displays an exceptional range of forms and decoration, and represents the achievements of potters whose inspiration derived from various European ceramic traditions. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0947590005. Covers a little scuffed, contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- PREHISTORIC
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- POTTERY
COLLARED URNS OF THE BRONZE AGE IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Ian H. Longworth.
Stock no. 1827528
Published by Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge.
1st
1984.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Gulbenkian Archaeological Series. This catalogue will serve as a reference book for all concerned with the prehistory of Britain and Ireland, while the discussion of the urns and their prehistoric context sets a firm foundation for the understanding of the Bronze Age. Large format. Brown cloth boards, black title block to spine with gilt title. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0521085969. Text block lightly browned. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- BRONZE AGE
- HISTORY
- PREHISTORIC
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- POTTERY
- IRELAND
THE CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOTLAND VOLUME TWO
Written by Audrey Shore Henshall.
Stock no. 1827522
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This second volume completes the survey of Scottish prehistoric chambered tombs. This volumes deals with the central and southern half of Scotland, including the western isles. Green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w/ sketches. ISBN: 0852241909. Text block lightly browned. Both maps that should be in pocket at rear are present. Contents are clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) to top rear spine edge and crease in same area.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PREHISTORIC
- MONUMENTS
THE PRINCETON FIELD GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC MAMMALS
Written by Donald R. Prothero.
Illustrated by Mary Persis Williams.
Stock no. 1826068
Published by Princeton University Press.
Circa
2017.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths. Large format. Blue cloth boardes, silver title to spine. Colour photos & illustrations. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780691156828. 4th printing. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- PREHISTORIC
- MAMMALS
- FOSSILS
- EVOLUTION