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(archeology) . JERASH A BRIEF HISTORY AND SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
Amman 1962 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Department of Antiquities. 8vo., 38pp., illus., wraps. Good, cover a bit stained. (a39991)
$25.00 (archeology) . MOSAIQUES DECORS DEL SOLS
Paris 1976. Les Dossiers de L'Archeologie, No. 15, Mars-Avril 1976. Whole issue on Italian and Middle East mosaics, mostly ancient Roman. In French. 4to., 130pp., many illustrations, bibliography, wraps. Good, light wear. (a33099)
$38.00 (British Museum Quarterly) . THE BRITISH MUSEUM QUARTERLY 1926-1940 (VOLUMES 1 THROUGH 14)
Amsterdam 1966. Reprinted by Swets & Zeitlinger. 14 volumes. Sm.4to., about 150pp. per volume, monochrome photo illustrations, orange printed wraps. Light reference library stamp on all covers. Good to VG. 14 volumes (issues) (a53888)
$195.00 (iran) . BULLETIN OF THE IRANIAN INSTITUTE
NY 1946. Vol. VI, Nos 1-4, December 1946. 4to., 212pp., monochrome illus., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn, soiled. (a41458)
$40.00 (kurt bittel) . BILBIOGRAPHIE KURT BITTEL
Berlin 1977. Offprint Archaeologische Mitteilungen aus Iran. 4to., 21pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a66908)
$35.00 (persia) . AMLASH
1966. Exhibition catalogue from the Collection of Galerie Israel Limited, Tel-Aviv, Israel for National Antiques Show, Madison Square Garden, New York City. Amlash is 7000 years old Persian pottery and sculpture. Sm.4to., 60 items pictured in monochrome, original wraps. VG (a62559)
$50.00 Babelon, Ernest . MANUEL D'ARCHEOLOGIE ORIENTALE. CHALDEE, ASSYRIE, PERSE, SYRIE, JUDEE, PHENICIE, CARTHAGE
Paris 1888. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 318pp., 235 illustrations, 1/2 leather and boards. Owner signed on front free blank. Good, leaves browned, leather a bit rubbed. (a53264)
$25.00 Bellinger, Alfred . THE END OF THE SELEUCIDS
New Haven 1949. Offprint from the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Octavo, pp.51-102, original printed wraps. VG. (a65878 )
$34.00 Bivar, A. D. H. and G. Fehervari . EXCAVATIONS AT GHUBAYRA 1971, FIRST INTERIM REPORT
1944. Article at pp. 107-141 in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. Octavo, wraps. Good. (a71688)
$45.00 Burian, F. and E. Friedman . IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EARLY HUNTERS ARROWHEADS FROM THE COLLECTION OF F. BURIAN AND E. FRIEDMAN
Jerusalem no date (c. 1980) Central Press. Arrowheads found during surveys of the coastal Plain and the Negev. In English and Hebrew. 8vo., about 40pp., line drawings, wraps. VG. (a43768)
$35.00 Curvers, Hans H. and Glenn M. Schwartz . UMM EL-MARRA, A BRONZE AGE URBAN CENTER IN THE JABBUL PLAIN, WESTERN SYRIA, WITH A CONTRIBUTION BY SALLY DUNHAM: REMARKS ON SOME OBJECTS FROM UMM EL-MARRA 1994-1995
Boston 1997. In the American Journal of Archeology, Vol. 101, Number 2, April 1997 at pp. 201-240, illustrated. Whole issue has several articles. 4to., pp.201-433, illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear. (a39409a)
$35.00 de Vries, Bert and Pierre Bikai . ARCHEOLOGY IN JORDAN
Boston 1993. In a single issue of the American Journal of Archeology at pp. 457-520, photo illustrations. Other articles in this issue as well. 4to., wraps. VG, light stain on front. (a24913a)
$36.00 Dothan, M. . THE FOUNDATION OF THE TEL MOR AND TL ASHDOD A CHAPTER IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A METROPOLIS AND ITS HARBOR
Jerusalem 1973. Offprint form the Israel Exploration Journal, Vol, 23 1973. 8vo., 17pp., photo plates, wraps. VG. (a30920)
$30.00 Hadidi, Dr. Adnan (editor) . STUDIES IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OFJORDAN II
London 1985 1st Routledge and Kegan Paul. 4to., 358pp., photo illus., diagrams, boardsGood, hinges cracking, in Good DJ. (a39666)
$40.00 Heierli, Jakob . URGESCHICHTE DER SCHWEIZ
Zurich 1901 1st Muller. 8vo., 453pp., 4 vollbildern und 423 text-illus., index. Owner inscribed. Light blue cloth with gilt. Near Fine, just slightest amount of wear on corners. (a26638)
$170.00 Layard, Austen H . DISCOVERIES AMONG THE RUINS OF NINEVAH AND BABYLON; WITH TRAVELS IN ARMENIA, KURDISTAN AND THE DESERT: BEING THE RESULT OF A SECOND EXPEDITION UNDERTAKE FOR THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM
NY 1853 Putnam. Octavo, 686pp., errata, many illustrations, one foldout map, original illustrated cloth. Lacks the foldout map of Assyria. Map and some plates taped at folds. Cracked rear outer hinge has been crudely repaired, spine ends worn down, inner hinges beginning to crack, lacks front and rear blanks. Sold as is, a defective but decent reading copy. (a68578)
$50.00 Lehmann, C. F. . BABYLONIENS KULTURMISSIN EINST UND JETZT
Leipzig 1905 zweite unveranderte auflage. Ein wort der Ablenkungund Aufklarung zum Babel-Bibel-Streit. In German. 8vo., in library pamphlet binding. Ex-library. Fair. (a26103)
$30.00 Mackay, Ernest . LA CIVILISATION DE L'INDUS
Paris 1936. Payot. In French. 8vo., 206pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Owner bookplate. Good. (a1180)
$29.00 Maisler, B. . THE EXCAVATIONS AT TELL QASILE: PRELIMINARY REPORT-III
Jerusalem 1951. In the Israel Exploration Journal, Volume 1 Number 4 1950--51 at pp.194-218. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., wraps. Good, cover a bit soiled, small chip at upper right hand corner of cover and first few pages. (a31127b)
$40.00 Milano, Lucio . MOZAN 2 THE EPIGRAPHIC FINDS OF THE SIXTH SEASON
Malibu 1991 1st Undena. Monographic Journals of the Near East Syro-Mesopotamian Studies 5/1. Octavo, 34pp., wraps. VG. (a64837)
$50.00 Monney, Roger-Charles . MERVEILLES DU PASS� ET SPLENDEURS DE LA MER ROUGE: CARNET DE ROUTE D'UN EXPLORATEUR SOUS-MARIN
Geneva 1968. In French. Octavo, 49pp., photo illustrations, map, original printed wraps. Inscribed and signed by Monney on the title page. Good, some ink stains and closed tear on front, light edge wear. (a71198)
$80.00 Moret, A. and G. Davy . FROM TRIBE TO EMPIRE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AMONG PRIMITIVES AND IN THE ANCIENT EAST
NY 1970. Reprint by Cooper Square. Lg.8vo., 371pp., index, hardcover. Light paperclip effects initial pages. VG, slight bit of staining on rear end papers, no DJ. (a55102)
$25.00 Moscati, Sabatino . I PREDECESSORI D'ISRAELI STUDI SULLE PIU ANTICHE GENTI SEMITICHE IN SIRIA E PALESTINA
Rome 1956. Lg.8vo., 140pp., plates, index, wraps. Inscribed by 'autore' on the front blank. Small private library label on front. VG, light wear. (a32343)
$55.00 Moscati, Sabatino . THE FACE OF THE ANCIENT ORIENT
London 1961 2nd Routledge and Kegan Paul. Translated from Italian. 8vo., 328pp., foldout map, hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine, number stamped at lower margin of one page. Good, new endpapers, no DJ. (a59403)
$35.00 Munk, S. . PALESTINE DESCRIPTION GEOGRAPHIQUE, HISTORIQUE ET ARCHEOLOGIQUE
Paris 1863 Didot Freres. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 704pp., steel engravings, maps, later cloth. Numbers at heel of spine. Good, new endpapers, occasional foxing. Scarce. (a73505)
$110.00 Myers, P.V.N . REMAINS OF LOST EMPIRES: SKETCHES OF THE RUINS OF PALMYRA, NINEVAH, BABLYON AND PERSEPOLIS, WITH SOME NOTES ON INDIA AND THE CASHMERIAN HIMALAYAS
NY 1875 Harper. Hardcover. 8vo. 531pp., illustrations, cloth. Good plus, spine ends and corners worn and a bit frayed. (a11308)
$99.00 Rowley, H.H. . THE ZADOKITE FRAGMENTS AND THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
NY 1955 Macmillan. Sm.8vo., 125pp., cloth. VG in VG DJ. (a16129)
$26.00 Schmidt, Erich . EXCAVATIONS AT FARA 1931
Philadlephia 1931 Article at pp. 193-246, 27 phot plates, in an issue of The Museum Journal. One other article on excavation at Ur in this single issue. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a75901a)
$65.00 Waddell, L. A. . THE INDO-SUMERIAN SEALS DECIPHERED DISCOVERING SUMERIANS OF INDUS VALLEY AS PHOENICIANS, PARATS, GOTH AND FAMOUS VEDIC ARYANS 3100-2300 BC
London 1925 1st Luzac. Hardcover. Octavo, 146pp., illustrations, maps cloth. Museum Bookplate. VG in Good DJ. (a72215)
$69.00 Weiss, Harvey, Peter Akkermans, Gil J Stein et al . 1985 EXCAVATIONS AT TELL LEILAN, SYRIA
1990. Article at pp. 529-582 in American Journal of Archaeology. Complete issue has numerous other articles. 4to., wraps. VG. (a65140)
$65.00 Woolley, C. Leonard . EXCAVATIONS AT UR 1930-1931
Philadlephia 1931 Article at pp. 247-282 plus 10 photo plates, two plans, one foldout map, in an issue of The Museum Journal. One other article on excavation at Fara, Iraq, in this single issue. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a75901b)
$65.00 Zertal, Adam . THE SAMARITANS IN THE DISTRICT OF CAESEREA
Jerusalem 1979. Article in Ariel, A Quarterly Review of Arts and Letters in Israel, at pp.98-117, illustrations. Whole issue has several articles. Octavo, illustrated wraps. VG. (a70472c)
$35.00