John r flenley (14 risultati)

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 9.75 inches tall; 240 pages with an index; illustrated with color photography and drawings. The book highlights the pioneering research of the authors, drawing on years of fieldwork and analysis, and challenges previous misconceptions about the island's culture and its environmental challenges. With rich illustrations, including photographs and maps, "Easter Island, Earth Island" provides both a scholarly and accessible narrative, inviting readers to reconsider the history of this isolated Polynesian society. The work is an invaluable resource for those interested in anthropology, archaeology, and environmental studies. Bahn and Flenley examine the famed moai statues and their significance, offering a deep analysis of the island's prehistory and the rise and fall of its once-thriving society. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the authors explore the ecological collapse caused by deforestation and the complex interactions between the island's inhabitants and their environment. Combining archaeological insights with environmental science, the book delves into the island's fascinating history and the dramatic transformations it has undergone. Subjects: Easter Island, Polynesian Culture, Archaeological Methodology, Environmental Science, Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Geography, Oceania.…

1st edition, hardback, 4to, 240pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0500050651.

1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in glazed boards Used - Very Good. VG hardback in glazed boards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, i-viii, 162 pp, black and white figures from photographs, drawings and diagrams, maps, laminated boards (no dust wrapper was issued), some bumping to corners else a fine copy. An inscribed presentation copy from the author to Professor Richard West an authority on the Quaternary period. Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: Very Good. 4to., pp.viii,162, pictorial hardcover, b/w figures; a very good, clean copy. No dust-jacket.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 170 pages. 11.69x8.50x0.39 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. larger 8vo pp.240. book.

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, publisher's device to the front board. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¼''. Contains 240 pp with 200 illustrations throughout, 15 in colour. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips. Member of the P.B.F.A. PACIFIC (Oceania).…

London / Boston, Butterworths, 1979. 162 pp. B./w. ills. Hardcover.Contents: Present vegetation and its biogeographical problems; The prelude to the quaternary; The quanternary vegetation of equatorial Africa; The quaternary vegetation of equatorial Latin America; The quaternary vegetation of equatorial Indo-Malesia; Seral changes in equatorial vegetation; The influence of man.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. 1979, 1st. Large Quarto. 162pp. Illustrated. Publisher's printed green boards, some edge and surface wear, spine slightly faded. Former owner's name to end paper. Occasional marginal annotations by former owner. Overall a 'Good' copy.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.