New York: A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc. / Stellar Press Inc. NYC, 1963. First Edition. Small quarto. [20] pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated stapled wraps. Light rubbing and moderate toning to edges. This catalog features the art of Masanari Matsubara and six..... More

Boston: Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, 1880-1881. First Edition. Two volumes; large, thick quartos; publisher's half brown morocco over textured gilt-lettered cloth, gilt spines in six compartments, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers; xi,[1],556; ix,[1],269pp.; original engraved frontispieces, Vol. I contains sixty plates, including original engravings (collated and complete); Vol..... More

Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1942. First Edition. Small Octavo (23x15.5cm); 53pp, augmented with 12 additional unpaginated plates; includes bibliography. In addition to the 12 plates, illustrated throughout with 21 documentary figures embedded in the text. Flecked gray governmental card covers, saddle-stapled. Covers toned along spine with a...... More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843. First Edition. Octavo. 272 pp. Twelve plates; numerous in-text illustrations. Recased with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Light edgewear with brief exposure and minor scuffing. Binding sound. Mild spotting and dust soiling chiefly to preliminaries, and pages otherwise unmarked. Overall Very..... More

Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2010. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's pictorial boards, no jacket as issued; xiv,361pp.; illus. throughout, including facsimiles and satellite views. Just About Fine. Historical reconstruction of the Civil War gunboat the USS Saginaw and its shipwreck in 1870, not discovered until a research dive..... More

Chicago and Washington, D.C.: Smart Museum of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 2010. First Edition. Quarto (30.5x23x2cm); 271pp, including map, chronology, glossary, and bibliography. Color photographs, B&W historical images, and computer recreations on nearly every page. Photographic card wrappers with generous French flaps. Entirely in English. Volume..... More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Small quarto (10" x 7"); xx, 344pp. Illustrated throughout, with 8pp full color photo plates at center. Errata slip laid in. Illustrated ivory leatherette. No dust jacket as issued. Boards are sturdy and square with no significant signs of shelfwear. Prior owner's name..... More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. First Edition. Octavo (25.5x20x6.5cm); xlix + 918pp, including three bibliographies; index; romanization table; and chronology. Illustrated with 172 photographs (largely in color), maps, and reproductions of scroll- and line-drawings; 158 scientific charts and tables. Very Good. Dust jacket reproduces Taoist genii from a painted temple..... More

Carbondale: Center for Archaeological Investigations, 1984. First Edition. Quarto; xxxii, 541pp. Orange paper wraps. Photos, maps, and diagrams throughout. Covers a bit bumped and smudged near head and tail of spine, with a bit of fading along bottom edge. Appears signed with inscription by co-author King on title page, though..... More

[New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor], 1875. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 28pp. Slightly ex-New York State Library with their contemporary rubber-stamp to title page, light soil, else Very Good. Includes the University's budget and a list of donations to the library and museums over the course..... More