Arty Bees Books (17 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A succinct account of the social and military organisation and history of the Mongols. 208pp with 39 photographs, 29 line drawings and 3 maps. Orange cloth binding with gilt illustration on front and lettering on spine. Contents tight and clean. Dust jacket slightly bumped on edges only.

Seller Inventory # 21372

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Facsimile of 1904 Edition. Facsimile edition of the Medieval Welsh Chronicle. Contains the Latin text in full followed by the English translation. Owner's name on front e/p. In very good condition, brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine.

Seller Inventory # 21182

Paper Covers. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Reprint. Paper covers - reprint of 2 papers originally published in the American Antropologist, 1898 and 1899. Spine has been taped. Contents tight. Some age-discolouration.

Seller Inventory # 24381

Paper Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprinted from Bulletin 143, Handbook of South American Indians Vol 1, pp 55-79, pls 23-32. Contents tight and clean. Pages partially uncut. Plates at rear. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 24382

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A literal translation mainly from the text of Bekker.Dark cloth boards are discoloured in part and spine is faded. Paper title which is stuck on spine is chipped with pieces missing. Age discolouration of page edges and some foxing but a good tight copy. Owners inscriptions on front paste-down and title page.

Seller Inventory # 21192

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With chapters on the life, history, religion and literature of the Ancient Egyptians. 326pp with 11 plates and 38 illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on front and spine. Spine is sunned extending a small way onto front and along top edge of front and rear boards. Owner's names on front e/p's. Age-browning of text with some foxing.

Seller Inventory # 21303

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Green cloth binding with faded spine and bumped corners. 184pp with folding charts. Contents tight and clean apart from somoe age discolouration. No inscriptons.

Seller Inventory # 21910

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Purple cloth boards which are slightly soiled and faded. Spine is faded with gilt lettering. Book in good, tight condition with library stamps on several pages and booksellers stamp at rear.

Seller Inventory # 21088

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. This book has been well rebound using original green cloth with gilt titles on front and spine. There are new e/p's. Spine is darkened and there is evidence of a library label on spine although there are no other signs of it being ex library. 103pp plus index at rear. Many illustrations and plates. Contents are in very nice condition.

Seller Inventory # 22655

Paper Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquities, No X111. A British archaeological expedition to South Arabia, comprising the author, Freya Stark and Elinor Gardiner. 191pp plus 81 Plates and folding charts and maps. Original paper boards a bit spotted and spine is sunned with minor rubbing at ends. Contents tight and clean.

Seller Inventory # 21569

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First UK Edition. Green cloth with silver title on front and spine and green decoration on front. 404pp with many tables, graphs, illustrations and maps. Contents tight and clean.

Seller Inventory # 21531

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Other than foxing of the e/p's, this book is in very tidy condition, tightly bound and with no inscriptions. 61pp with 56 plates at rear. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has minor internal foxing. There is minor chipping along top edge and fading to front and spine. A very nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 24050

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Paperback in tidy condition. Bumping to bottom corner. No markings or inscriptions. 267pp. "Minoan Architecture. A Contextual Approach" is concerned with establishing the social meaning and function of certain architectural features commonly found in Minoan monumental architecture, that is, in the palaces and palatial villas, in the Neopalatial period. In the introduction Hitchcock provides a discussion of her methods and aims as well as of the theoretical concepts underlying her study. The purpose of the first chapter is to analyse the discursive practices in Aegean archaeology and to show how these affect the interpretation of material culture. The main part of the book comprises a discussion of various architectural features. Courts and entranceways are discussed in Chapter Two, storage areas and workshop spaces in Chapter Three, and halls in Chapter Four. In a final chapter Hitchcock summarises her methods and conclusions.

Seller Inventory # 25743

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Cloth is bright and clean. Contents tight with some scattered light foxing. 292pp with 8 plates at rear. Dust jacket has faded spine and chipping to edges and corners. Minor absences and small tears to spine ends and corners. This is a heavy book so please check postage with bookseller.

Seller Inventory # 25925

Paper Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Bernice P.Bishop Museum Bulletin 160. Paper covers in very tidy condition. Book is in clean tight condition with minor age-discolouration to page edges, prelims and final page. There is minor insect damage to the top of the title page. 432pp with plates at rear. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 25267

Glossy Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. European Federation of Corrosion Publications Number 48. Glossy hard cover in very nice condition inside and out. Appears unread. "The conservation of metallic archaeological and historic artefacts is a major challenge whether they are ancient bronzes or relics of our more recent industrial past. Based on the work of Working Party 21 Corrosion of Archaeological and Historical Artefacts within the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC), this important book summarises key recent research on analytical techniques, understanding corrosion processes and preventing the corrosion of cultural heritage metallic artefacts. After an introductory part on some of the key issues in this area, part two reviews the range of analytical techniques for measuring and analysing corrosion processes, including time resolved spectroelectrochemistry, voltammetry and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Part three reviews different types of corrosion processes for a range of artefacts, whilst part four discusses on-site monitoring techniques. The final part of the book summaries a range of conservation techniques and strategies to conserve cultural heritage metallic artefacts. Corrosion and conservation of cultural heritage metallic artefacts is an important reference for all those involved in archaeology and conservation, including governments, museums as well as those undertaking research in archaeology and corrosion science. Summarises key research on analytical techniques for measuring and analysing corrosion processes Provides detailed understanding of corrosion processes and corrosion prevention Discusses on-site monitoring techniques".

Seller Inventory # 26006

Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First. Sound ex-library copy in dark blue cloth with gilt titles on front. Usual library markings plus a presentation sticker on front paste-down. Binding is tight. xiii plus 43pp with illustrations and plans.

Seller Inventory # 23300