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Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1963. Pair of hardcovers in light tan linen boards with colonial blue embossed illustrations to front boards, each with denim cloth quarter spines overprinted with gilt titles to spine. Both volumes housed in a sturdy slipcase with gloss wrap showing the same full-color photo on both front and back of case, and the list of the civilizations and their locations that are covered in the two texts. Books were bound by the Haddon Craftsmen with plates printed on gloss stock. Subtitle on one side of slipcase reads: "The illustration above shows at Mayan clay figurine of a warrior in mouth-mask and ceremonial regalia. Late Classic Period, From Copanahuasta, Chiapas. Courtesy American Museum of Natural History." Subtitle on verso of case under illustration reads: "A World-Wide History of Archaeology and Its Greatest Discoveries, Area by Area, in the Eloquent Words of the Original Discoverers, Observers and Interpreters." Volume 1, 601pp, I-ix index, 24 plates, 7 maps, contains 5 parts: About Archaeology; The Old Stone Age and the Evolution of Man; The New Stone Age and the Beginning of Farming; Mesopotamia and Palestine; and The Egyptian World. Volume 2, 709pp, I-x index, 24 plates, 7 maps, contains 4 parts: Asia Minor, Greece and Italy: The Classical World and Its Background; India, China and Elsewhere; Britain and Europe; and America. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

  • Dimensions: 6.75" x 9.75"
  • Condition: Excellent Condition with no missing or torn pages

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March 13, 2020 6:00 PM EDT
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