Count Byron Prorok (28 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition, pages are clean, however there is some shelf wear on cover, including some marking, creasing and / or tears Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 34pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with numerous photographs in color and b/w, and also a map, salvaged from National Geographic Magazine, April, 1924. Housed in protective mylar report cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 281 Pages; 4 Parts With Index In Rear. Several Chapters In Each Section. Over 30 Illustrations With Frontispiece, "Count De Prorok And The Sulton Of The Azdjer Turaregs. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; No Markings; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Slightly Darkened. Small Tear At Bottom Of Page 71. Orange Hard Covers With Black Lettering On Front And Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear. 4 Maps. Section Headings Include: Tin Hinan, Legendary Queen Of The Tuaregs; Jupiter Ammon And Tripolitania; Mexico And The Poison Trail; Ethiopia In Search Of King Solomon's Mines And The Lost Land Of Ophir. Rare Vintage Copy.

black, tan & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. minor rubbing on rear cover. couple of faint spots on bottom, other edges clean. contents free of markings. first printing (NAP) of the reprint of the 1926 original. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. b&w photo portrait. 268p.+ publisher's ad. archaeology. ancient history. ancient carthage. roman empire.~ Byron Khun de Prorok, the daring (and highly theatrical) archaeologist active from the 1920's to the 40's, began excavating Carthage and Utica in 1921. Digging for Lost African Gods is his account of several expeditions, as well as a lyrical treatise on archaeology (as it was practiced at the time) and the connections between people across centuries. Throughout, we share his excitement of discovery. "For three hours Hassan wormed his way, like a human mole, into the clay, with only his feet sticking out of the soil. How he breathed baffles me, but at last we heard a muffled, but triumphant yell from the bowels of the earth . He backed out of the burrow, like a ferret in reverse gear, covered with mud, and holding in his hand a tiny bit of rotted wood. I was unimpressed, but Hassan trembled like an aspen in his excitement. "Coffin! Coffin!" he screamed. We dug away with our knives, in turn, each one working until he was either almost suffocated, or quite exhausted. . . at last we discovered a beautifully graceful piece of pottery lying near a crumbled skull. That was our first Punic tomb. It disclosed a new necropolis on the Hill of Juno, dating from the very foundation of Carthage. After Carthage, Prorok went deep~sea diving (in the huge old headgear), looking for a sunken city off Djerba. Later, he took a thousand~mile drive in custom~made, six~wheel Renault cars across the Algerian and Libyan deserts to the Haggar mountains. Some of his techniques were brand new at the time, such as the use of the airplane to find and film large~scale and submerged archaeological sites. As in all of Prorok's books, there is plenty of hair~raising adventure. At one point Prorok and his cameraman face an army of Mohammedan dancers. "The drums beat harder and harder and faster and faster, and the chanting rose to a sustained roar. The fanatics barked like dogs, and handfuls of broken glass were . chewed by the dancers . the nails and knives were thrust into the living bodies of the zealots . the priests plied the dancers with live scorpions . which might have been shrimps, so eagerly were they devoured." This book makes you want to grab your shovel and go . Well, maybe not. But we're glad Prorok was there, and that he wrote about it. His other books are just as good: Mysterious Sahara ( 1929), In Quest of Lost Worlds ( 1935), and Dead Men Do Tell Tales (1942) are all available from The Narrative Press.

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Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1935 Frederick Muller first edition hardback; good reading copy, school prize plate inside dated 1938, orange boards are faded with some wear; no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 281p, 28p of plates : ill., maps. Subjects: Archaeological expeditions Africa; Archaeological expeditions Mexico; Africa Description and travel; Mexico Description and travel; Libyan desert Description and travel; Libyan desert Antiquities; Mexico Antiquities; Ethiopia Antiquities. 1 Kg.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. A crisp, clean, tightly bound softcover copy appearing unread, presenting light shelf wear only. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own. they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners!

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. very good "from National Geographic, article with many illustrations/photographs"; "from National Geographic, article with many illustrations/photographs"; NOVI008743; "6x9""; 34 pages; "The Franklin Mint is a quality manufacturer of specialty collector's items.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Boards are worn, particularly around edges, with slight stains. Corners bumped. Pages browned. Head and tail edge of spine bumped. Edges, worn, foxed and well thumbed. Pages are foxed, particularly towards edges. Some pages are stained. Front paste down endpaper has Dymock's sticker. Front free endpaper contains previous owner's signature. There is a loose plate at page 122. Book is on lean. There is a detached plate at page 54. Loose hinge between page 48-49, 64-65, 80-81, 96-97, 112-113, 176-177, 192-193, 224-225. Split between rear endpapers. Else book is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket, po bookplate. Splash (of candle wax?) front cover, else very good indeed. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket, po bookplate. Splash (of candle wax?) front cover, else very good indeed. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. xii + 281 pp. with index. Illustrated. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. Illustrated, light wear to covers, spine discoloured, unmarked, 281pp, VG/--. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second printing. Front fly adhered to front pastedown, probably because of an excess of binder's glue, spine cocked, dampstain on bottom corner on front board, good only lacking the dust jacket. From the library of the artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, with an estate label designed by their son, Jonathan Shahn.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. Reading Copy Only. Ex-Library with the usual faults, card pocket, ink stamps, etc. Tight sound copy with average wear. Dustjacket intact, in about good condition, with multiple chips, rubs, small tears and creases around edges, slight spine fade. Dustjacket has been placed in a clear Brodart protective cover, causing no harm to the dustjacket, for your enjoyment and the dustjacket's protection. Third printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Photo endpapers, tissue guarded frontispiece, 43 illustrations. Publishers green cloth with titles in gilt. A bright near fine copy in the uncommon illustrated dust wrapper which is chipped with tape mends, an archival protector is supplied. Photos on request.