1963. First Edition. hard cover. binding is very good.

a fair amount of underlining to the text. Item #1918

London: Constable and Company, 1913. Illustrated by William Hyde with 16 illustrations and 23 maps. First Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold and black. 304 pp. including index. Previous owner's name rubberstamped on free front endpaper. A trace of rubbing to extremities. Overall condition very good to fine.

Tracing the history of the ancient road between London and Chichester, built by the Romans early in the first century AD. Item #913

Seattle: Shorey Book Store, Jan 1973. Third edition of facsimile reprint limited to 150 copies. Saddle bound with two staples. 8-1/2" x 6-5/8" . Cream colored card stock covers stamped in red and black. Very good.

Two articles in one booklet. Item #1116

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1974). Illustrated with hieroglyphs drawn by the translator and with paintings from Egyptian tombs by Nina M. Davies. First edition. Small 4to. 9-11/16" x 7-1/8". Blind stamped grey cloth covered boards. Silver stamped spine. 120 pp. A few foxed spots along top edge of text block. Previous owner's bookplate of free front endpaper, which might have been the cause of a slight rippling of the page. Otherwise, tight, clean and very good. / Jacket is very good.

Romantic, idyllic, humorous, even satirical, sometimes naive, almost always graceful, these songs from the time of the last great pharaohs of Egypt preserve a picture of daily life of the New Kingdom, the last great flourishing of ancient Egyptian civilization. These ancient verses sing as poetry to the modern ear, and the translations are faithful to the spirit and idiom of the originals. Wearing the mantle of scholarship lightly, the poems re-create pe0ple of flesh and blood out of the distant past. Item #1016

(Amen House, London): Oxford University Press, (1959). Illustrated with photos, drawings and maps. Third Edition. Royal 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6-1/2". Blue cloth covered boards. Spines stamped in gold. Two volumes: 382 pp. and 796 pp. with extensive index in Vol. II. Both volumes in dust jackets. Both volumes tight and clean. Top edges of text blocks show a little faint foxing. Covers show signs of some moisture damage (See photos). However, text blocks are both free of any sign of moisture. NO odor. Both volumes clean and bright. / Price clipped dust jackets are crisp, without chips or tears. Revised price stickers just above clipped corners. But jacket for Vol. II shows signs of damp stain at top edges and upper fore-edge.

The aim of this work is to present a History of the Anglo-Saxons up to the time of Alfred the Great. The general history of the Angles and Saxons is traced from the time when they are first mentioned among the tribes of Germany to the death of Alfred. It is a history of the people, their religion and literature, as well as of the more memorable kings and political events. The book is very fully illustrated. It will appeal not only to students -- including those who seek a background for the study of literature -- but to all who care to read about the origin of the English race, the English monarchy, the English Church, and the English character. This third edition contains an Appendix, by R.L.S. Bruce Mitford, on the Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial.

Some Reviews of Previous Editions: "An eminently sane and readable book on the darkest period of English history." - Antiquity. "It is a really first-rate book, vigorously and clearly written, as exciting reading for the ordinary person as for the student." -- New Statesman. Item #912

Munich and New York: Prestel, (1995). First Published on the occasion of the exhibition Africa, The Art of a Continent, Royal Academy of Arts, London 4 October 1995 through 21 January 1996. Large 4to. 12" x 10". Black cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in red. 620 pp. with 854 illustrations, 801 in colour. As new condition. / Dust jacket also as new.

The contents are arranged geographically in a 'grand tour' that divides the continent into seven areas. Beginning with Ancient Egypt and Nubia, the tour proceeds through Ethiopia and the Sudan to the eastern coast and southern Africa, then moves up through central Africa to the coastal areas of west Africa and the countries of the sub Saharan region. The survey ends in northern Africa, coming full circle with discussion of Egypt in its Christian and Islamic periods. Within each of these seven sections objects are arranged in broadly chronological order. They demonstrate the wide range of styles in African art, inspired by different religions and cultures, and the equally astonishing variety of materials, from dung to gold and including bronze, ivory and terracotta, as well as superb wood carvings from all over the continent. Works of art from major public and private collections in Europe and the USA are juxtaposed with the finest from Africa itself.

Commentaries on the objects, the vast majority of which are illustrated, have been provided by more than 100specialists in the fields of archaeology, ethnography, anthropology and art history. Four introductory essays examine specific aspects of African art and its reception in the West. ISBN: 3719316036 Item #339

London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. Illustrated with 93 plates and 34 illustrations in the text. 1921 reprint edition of the 1911 first edition. Large 8vo. 10" x 6-5/8". Blind stamped red cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 292 pp. including extensive index. Map endpapers. Name in pencil at top of front fly leaf. Spine faded. Small damp stain at top edge of front cover. Overall condition very good. Item #1492

Barre Mass. Barre Publishers, 1968. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Catherwood. Small 4to. 9-1/4" x 7". 60 pp. With an Introduction by Aldous Huxley. Book is in fine condition. / Dust jacket has a 1" closed tear. and a little minor edgewear. Spine of jacket is a little darkened. Overall very good.

New gleanings by Victor von Hagen from the British Museum and the University of California at Berkeley serve to flesh out the shadowy figure of the great architect, explorer and artist Frederick Catherwood. Catherwood is best known for his magnificent lithographs of Mayan ruins, the drawings of which were made on four expeditions with John Lloyd Stephens in the 1840's. This book is an account of Catherwood's life, travels and work among the ruins of the ancient world in Egypt, the Middle East, North Africa and Central America. Until Mr. von Hagen's studies, Catherwood had been a nearly anonymous figure. His life was marred by lack of appreciation by his contemporaries, his enterprises disastrous. Even his great 10,000 square foot panorama of the city of Jerusalem on display in New York was destroyed by fire. His death was as obscure as his life. He died in a collision of steamboats in the Atlantic. The New York Herald printed many days later the single line: "Mr. Catherwood also is missing." Much of the illustration in this book has recently been brought to light by Mr. von Hagen. Item #917