Stuart piggott editor (20 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Missing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good - Very Good. 1st Edition. 1962. 1st Edition. Very Good hardback book. Good - Very Good dust jacket. Square, tight and clean except for name of previous owner. Edgeworn jacket. 165pp. Sm 4to. (U).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good in Mylar Cover. 1st Edition. Moderate corer wear and chipping. Shelf/edge wear with bump to top front corner. Previous owners bookplate and name embossed inside. Age browning to page edges. A large & heavy book 7 lbs 2 oz. Foreign delivery requires Priority Mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1985. A seemingly Unread copy. Square, sewn binding extremely tight, remainder mark to bottom edge. Dust Jacket shows some extremity wear, touch of age. First Edition Thus., First Printing. Hard Cover, Sewn Binding. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. with 130 illustrations, 16 in color. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. with 130 illustrations, 16 in color (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dj. Folio, hardcover, pages browning and cover has some discoloration else interior VG in grey cloth boards with gilt lettering. No dj. Heavy book of 404 pages, 940 illustrations with 172 in color. Foxing end papers; illustrations bright and clear. Maps and Genealogical Charts. Between the end of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe, western civilization passed through the most serious crisis of which we have historical record. The effect of the barbarian invasions can only be compared with that of an atomic war on the modern world. It was more gradual but no less catastrophic. No full-scale illustrated survey of this period, from 500 to 1000 A. D has been done before this book. For those five centuries are called the 'Dark Ages'----dark to the men and women who lived through them. Modern research, especially in archaeology, had virtually no records from which to piece together the complex story of those times. Includes newspaper clippings: " after 23 centuries, Philip II's archeological treasure chest" and "no one disturbed this tomb for 23 centuries". Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce. Light blue/gray cloth covered boards, with gilt lettering on the cover and along the spine. This massive and heavy folio work is 404 pages in length. Our copy is clean and in good condition. The text pages have become slightly age-toned. It is not a discarded library book. Students of ancient Egypt will be especially interested in the contribution by Cyril Aldred on the rise of the state (pages 97-132). Photographs are available upon request. Profusely illustrated with 940 illustrations, 172 in color, 110 original reconstructions, 645 photographs & drawings, 48 maps & chronological charts. 14 of the world's leading archaeologists & more than 3 years in the making, this most complete survey, in text & illustrations, of civilized man, is a truly important contribution . . . tracing the history of man, extending over many thousands of years; from the hunters, cannibals & gatherers of the first half-million years through the beginnings of village life, the birth of written history, the use of merchant venturers, Aegean heroes, ancient India & Cathay & the nomad peoples of the Steppes, to the birth of the New World; a magnificent & sweeping account. …

Condizione: clean and tight, foxed. very worn and torn. good cover.

8vo. ix[i], 165pp, 4 double-sided plates, text maps and figures. Original maroon cloth gilt. Occasional light pencil underlinings.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. 10 1/2" x 13 3/4". 404 pgs; 1st ed.?; Index; bibliography; h.b. with d.j.; profusely illustrated with 940 illustrations, 172 in color, 110 original reconstructions, 645 photographs & drawings, 48 maps & chronological charts; 14 of the world's leading archaeologists & more than 3 yrs in the making, this most complete survey, in text & illustrations, of civilized man, is a truly important contribution . . . tracing the history of man, extending over many thousands of years; from the hunters, cannibals & gatherers of the first half-million years through the beginnings of village life, the birth of writen history, the use of merchant venturers, Aegean heroes, ancient India & Cathay & the nomad peoples of the Steppes, to the birth of the New World; a mangificent & sweeping account; pictorial d.j. is well worn along all edges; very minimal wear to boards & interior; v. good. Size: 10 1/2" x 13 3/4".…

"Studies in Ancient History and Archaeology Series." 8vo. ix[i], 165[1]pp, 4 double sided plates, full page text maps, text ills. Original maroon cloth gilt, glassine protected d/w.

Hardcover. Condizione: COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First American Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue linen boards w/gilt spine letteringtrace/NF w/trace rubs to edges & corner tips. DJ/NF w/light edge rubs & showing discoloration. Pencilled PO name to fEP. First American Edition, published w/o ISBN; ISBN assigned to 2000 reissue, also by McGraw-Hill. A history of the nomads of the Eurasiatic steppes from earliest times until the Middle Ages. Illustrated w/photographs (some in color) and line drawings of funerary artifacts. 6 chapter: 1, The Nomad Peoples of the Steppes; 2, The Rise of Pastoral Societies; 3, The Indo-Europeran Migrations; 4, The Scythians; 5, The Nomads of Central Asia & the Sarmatians; and, 6. The Nomads of the East & the Huns, followed by Conclusion.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. In nearly new condition: firm and square with strong joints, just a few hardly noticeable bumps and rubs. Hence a non-text page shows a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book looks and feels unread. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. And so a very nice book in great condition, now offered for sale at a reasonable price. …

Paperback. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. In nearly new condition: firm and square with strong joints. Just a few very minor creases to the covers. Hence a non-text page shows a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book looks and feels unread. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. And so a very nice book in great condition, now offered for sale at a reasonable price. …

First Edition. Studies in Ancient History and Archaeology series. VG in VG dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. 520 p. Edited, with introductions, by Stuart Piggott, F.B.A. London: Mansell with Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974. Reproduces in facsimile the catalogues of the libraries of Ralph Thoresby, Thomas Hearne, George Vertue, William Stukeley, and Francis Grose, respectively. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. Just the slightest hint of edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise a fine copy.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 186 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: Very Good. Thames and Hudson 1961 folio. 403 pages. navy blue cloth boards with gold lettering and emblem to front. binding tight. clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 186 pages. 9.57x6.46x0.75 inches. In Stock.

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. VG. In a rubbed dustwrapper., dustwrapper. 8p photoplates; textual maps 23x15cm, ix,165,(8) pp. Minor rubbing. VG. In a rubbed dustwrapper., dustwrapper.