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AR16A. Hawkes, J, Early Britain, 1st ed. 2nd imp. 1946, 8vo, papered boards, 48pp, illus. in text + 8 colour plates. Part of the "Britain in Pictures" series. V.good in like (spine rubbed) d/w £2.50

AR17CJ. Jaffus, F, Carcassonne and the Treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem, 1867, Memory Map Publications, no date (c.1990s), 8vo, stapled printed paper wraps, 20pp. Reprint of a rare text relating to the potential hiding place of the lost treasure of Jerusalem. Faint crease to foot of front wrapper, contents clean and tight. Very good + £6

AR19B. Mohen, J-P, The World of Megaliths, 1st English edition, Cassell 4to pbk. 1989, 318pp,with many photographs in the text, some in colour; a worldwide study of megalithic structures, their history and legends. A few minor marks to covers, edges lightly rubbed in places, faint creasing to lower corner of front cover, faint ‘damaged copy’ stamp to verso of title page with some transference to title page, otherwise internally clean and tight, overall still a near very good copy £6

AR021A. Oakes, L & Gahlin, L, Ancient Egypt, 1st ed. Arness 2002, 8vo, printed boards, 512pp incl. index.numerous illus. in colour. Nice giude to all aspects of Ancient Egypt, including mythology, religion, and ancient sites, with glossary and details of museums and collections. Fine in like d/w £7.50

AR22AP. Parker, R, Men of Dunwich, 1st edition, Collins 1978, 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles to spine, 272pp, with map end papers and a few maps or other illustrations in the text. The story of Dunwich on the Suffolk coast, once a city, now reduced to a village by the encroaching sea; and widely acknowledged as an influence on H.P Lovecraft’s fictional Dunwich. Faint soiling to top edge of text block, internally clean and tight. Very good + in near very good (a couple of minor marks, some light edge wear, creased at top of rear panel with a short closed tear without loss) d/w £3.50

AR22A. Pauwels, L & J. Bergier, The Eternal Man, 1st English edition, Souvenir Press 1972, 8vo, red cloth with gilt titles to spine, 246pp + 12pp plates; the authors seek to find evidence of advanced civilizations before the accepted origin of Homo sapiens. Slight surface scratch mark to top of spine, light soiling to edges of text block, off-setting to end papers otherwise internally clean and tight, a near very good copy in like (a few minor marks, some light wear to edges in places, price clipped) d/w £6

AR22DD. Rawlinson, G, History of Ancient Egypt, 1st edition, Longmans, Green & Co. 1881, 2 volumes complete, rebound in tan buckram, 20 + 544pp & 14 + 567pp including index + publisher’s catalogue. With a coloured map frontispiece to volume one, many illustrations in the text and 9 plates. Covers from the early period through to the 26th dynasty. Includes material on religion, art, architecture, customs, literature, etc. Ex lib, file numbers to spines. Endpapers renewed, which bare book plates, etc. Ink stamps to title pages and some margins. A couple of small tears to margins in volume one, with slight creasing, but not affecting text. The odd smudge mark to margins, text very clean and still tight. A good solid set £12

AR22DE. Redfern, N, Bloodline of the Gods, 1st edition, New Page 8vo pbk. 2015, 255pp including index, with illustrations in the text; an argument for alien  interbreeding with humankind; minor rubbing to corners, small stain to foot of text block near spine, with small abrasion to foot of front cover and small stain to first and last few margins otherwise a very good clean copy £3

AR027. Service, A, Lost Worlds, BCA 1981, 4to, black cloth, 201pp incl. index, many illus. in text, some in colour. A nice introduction to some of the worlds ancient cities and their peoples, includes Easter island, Angkor, Malta, and Atlantis. V.good + in like d/w £3.50

AR27.  Smyth, P, The Great Pyramid: Its Secrets and Mysteries Revealed,  1865, Gramercy1978, 8vo, grey cloth, gilt titles to spine, 18 + 675pp including index, illustrations in text + 25 plates (and 16 plates new to this edition). A facsimile reprint of the fourth (and best) edition of 1880 of this monumental study of the architecture and sacred geometry of the Great pyramid at Giza, with additional illustrations. Margins lightly tanned, trivial spots to a very few margins, text clean and tight. Very good in like d/w £6

AR27spA. Spence, L, The History of Atlantis, Rider, no date (c.1930), 8vo, rebound in grey cloth with white lettering on green ground to spine, 18 + 238pp + 16 plates, a popular overview of the myths, sources and literature of the Atlantean tradition. Ex lib, file number to spine, trace of label removal to front paste-down, front end paper neatly cut out, stamps to half title and verso of title page, trivial spots to the odd margin, text clean and tight, still a good + copy overall £8

AR027A. Sprague de Camp, L, Lost Continents, 1954, Dover 8vo pbk. 1970, 8 + 348pp including index, with maps and other illustrations in the text. A study of the Atlantis theme in history, science and literature. Spine very slightly darkened, light browning to edges of rear cover and edges of text block, internally clean and tight. A near very good copy £5

AR27DD. Sukenik, E.L, Ancient Synagogues in Palestine and Greece, 1st edition, O.U.P for the British Academy 1930, tall 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles to spine, 16 + 90pp including index, with illustrations in the text + a frontispiece, 18 plates and folding map; a sound study given as part of the Schweiss lectures of the British Academy in 1930; a few minor marks to cloth, corners and spine ends rubbed, small spot to fore-edge of text block, faint soiling to end papers otherwise internally clean and tight, a very good copy £15

AR27BBV. Van Der Veer, M.H.J. Th., & P. Moerman, Hidden Worlds, 1st English edition, Souvenir Press 1974, 8vo, black cloth with yellow titles to spine, 221pp including index, with illustrations in the text + 8pp plates.  A fresh look at archaeological enigmas, from Prehistory through to the pre Columbian discovery of America and much in between.  Light spotting to top edge of text block, contents clean and tight. Very good in like price clipped d/w £3.50

AR27BB. Various, The Quest for America, 1st edition, Pall Mall Press 1971, Post 4t0, maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, 2 + 298pp including index, with photographs and other illustrations in the text; essays on the pre-Columbian discovery of America by Geoffrey Ashe, Thor Heyerdahl, Helge Ingstad, J.V Luce, Betty Meggers and  Birgitta Wallace; a couple of minor marks to cloth, faint spotting to edges of text block, slight marks to end papers otherwise internally clean and tight, very good in good (marked in places, chipping to edges with some taped repair to tears, inner flaps marked, smallish scuff to surface of front inner flap with slight loss of publisher’s blurb) d/w £6

AR27v. Von Hagen, V, Search for the Maya, 1973, BCA 1974, lge. 8vo, red cloth, 14 + 365pp incl. index, 78 illiustrations, some in colour. The story of Stephens and Catherwood's discovery of the Mayan civalisation. Includes reproductions of many of Catherwood's original lithographs. V.good in like d/w £3.50

AR027BC. Weigall, A, The Life and Times of Akhenaton, Pharaoh of Egypt, 1910, Thornton Butterworth, new and revised edition, 3rd printing 1923, 8vo, tan cloth, 32 + 255pp including index, with a few illustrations in the text  + a frontispiece with tissue guard and 15pp plates. Fore edge uncut; a classic historical study, including material on the Aton religion. Slight soiling to cloth in places, corners and spine ends rubbed, tail of spine creased, browning to end papers and tissue guard, some occasional minor foxing, mainly to margins, text tight and largely clean overall, good + £6

AR027CC. Wilkins, H.T, Secret Cities of Old South America, 1950, 1st edition, 4th printing, Rider 1952, 8vo, black cloth, 468pp including index, with map end papers and many illustrations in the text + 12 pp plates; a classic and highly entertaining study, all be it heavy on conjecture and speculation, including much material on religion, mythology, and more dubiously, on Atlantis. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, a few faint marks to cloth, small previous owner’s label to blank verso of front end paper, light even age-toning to paper as usual, trivial spots to the odd margin, text clean and tight, a very good copy of the increasingly uncommon original edition £30

AR027CF. Wilson, R.J.A, A Guide to the Roman Remains in Britain, B.C.A. 1975, F’cap 8vo, brown hard covers with gilt titles to spine, 16 + 365pp including index, with map end papers and many illustrations in the text, errata tipped in as issued; a fairly comprehensive guide by count; tiny shallow dent to spine, top edge of text block soiled otherwise internally and externally clean and tight, very good in near very good (some light staining around edges on the blank verso, tiny dent to spine panel without loss) d/w £2

AR29. Worth, R.H, Worth’s Dartmoor, 1953, new edition, David & Charles 1967, 8vo, blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, 18 + 523pp including index, with map end papers, illustrations in the text + a coloured frontispiece , portrait of the author and 94 b/w plates, with a new introduction by G.M. Spooner. A monumental and comprehensive guide to the flora, geography, geology, and wealth of ancient sites on Dartmoor, compiled by G.M. Spooner and F.S. Russell from the published articles of the late R. Hansford Worth. Ex lib, label removal mark to foot of spine and near edges of boards, label removal marks to blank verso of front end paper and half title, file numbers to verso of title page, a few minor marks to cloth,, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, edges of text block browned, but apart from the library marks, internally clean and tight, a good + overall copy £3.50