J B Bourke (62 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Probable first edition. 208 pages. Hardcover; H 28.25cm x L 22cm. Dark brown dust jacket well rubbed, bumping along top edges. Red boards with bright gilt stamped spine lettering, small surface abrasion near top edge of front board. Ownership inscription at top edge of front pastedown else a very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. ISBN 0801419980.…

Original cloth with dustjacket. Some minor traces of use, a very good copy. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good (mylar). First U.S. Edition. 208 pps. Gilt titles: sp. Illust. w/ b/w photos, facsimile doc., maps & tables. Red cloth bds. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Definitive archaeological report on Lindow Man, a ritual death of a Celtic tribesman, found in a Cheshire bog in 1984. Includes appendix, bibliography & index. A clean copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. CLEAN COPY.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 208 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects; Lindow Man. Bog bodies Great Britain. Iron age Great Britain. Britons. Excavations (Archaeology) England Cheshire. Lindow Moss (England) Antiquities. Paleopathology. Forensic archaeology. 1 Kg. …

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Guild edition. 208pp. 50 b/w pictures. The discovery of the Cheshire bog body and its discovery. No inscriptions, fading, wear or clipping. A trifle rubbed.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 208 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects; Lindow Man. Bog bodies Great Britain. Iron age Great Britain. Britons. Excavations (Archaeology) England Cheshire. Lindow Moss (England) Antiquities. Paleopathology. Forensic archaeology. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Very good hardback and jacket. Original red covers. Small (c1cm) tear and associated crease to head of jacket spine. No inscriptions. Please email for more information or condition photos. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. …

Hardcover. 1st US edition. x, 162 p.; 21.5 cm. (Studies in biblical theology. Second series ; 7) Contents: Foreword, by James Barr -- Preface -- Introduction -- I Why ten commandments? 1. why are there ten commandments? 2.traditional enumeration, 3.analogies from the Pentateuch and elsewhere, 4.originality of the number ten in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, 5. the possible distribution between the two tables -- II The literary problem of the decalogue: 1. textual and literary comparison of Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, 2.our present decalogue in its literary framework -- III Form-critical problem of the decalogue: 1. apodictic law in the Old Testament, 2. an attempted reconstruction of the primitive decalogue -- IV The traditio-historical problem of the decalogue: 1. introduction, 2. secondary expansions of the decalogue, 3. secondary abbreviations of the decalogue, 4. the changing of negative formulations into positive ones, 5. summary, 6. divine utterance or collection of laws? -- V The historical problem of the decalogue: 1. the composition of the decalogue, 2. the Mosaic element in the decalogue, 3 the adaptation of the decalogue as a covenant document, 4. subsequent influence of the decalogue -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Indexes: subjects, authors, biblical references. -- `It is our thesis, then, that in the northern kingdom not only was this authority regarded as a royal prerogative, but the need was also felt to formulate the fundamental principles on the basis of which judgments were to be arrived at. Hence a `basic law' was devised as a standard of behaviour for every Israelite.and its supreme personification, the king. And this basic law was the decalogue.' (p. 137) VG, sewn, in black binder's cloth. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Ding to front pictorial board along bottom edge, else virtually gift-quality condition inside and out, bound in a short oblong format, glossy boards, bright interior. From the personal library of a noted Papua New Guinea-based researcher, scholar, activist and teacher, Laura Tamakoshi, who has contributed seminal works and activism on a number of fronts for four decades. Replete with full-color charts, graphs, tables, illustrations and photographs. The authors address growing class inequalities, urban/rural disparities, and economic and labor migration. Frontis matter, 3-326 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. …

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: V.g. Book Club edition. Little used. 208 pp. Owner's bookplate. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dustjacket is lightly bumped to top edge. This is the definitive publication of Lindow Man, the body found in a Cheshire bog in 1984. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First print. In very good condition. Usual library stamp but no other marks or annotations. Unclipped. excellent reference copy.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. This copy is in fine unmarked condition, bright, white, tight and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is also in fine condition. Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, North West England. The human remains were found on 1 August 1984 by commercial peat-cutters. Lindow Man is not the only bog body to have been found in the moss; Lindow Woman was discovered the year before, and other body parts have also been recovered. The find, described as "one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 1980s",[1] caused a media sensation. It helped invigorate study of British bog bodies, which had previously been neglected in comparison to those found in the rest of Europe. Ref SS1.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club. Type: Book.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Slightly egdeworn on the dust jacket and a tiny bit of foxing otherwise excellent.

1st edition thus hardback with dust jacket Nice copy quarto 208pp., b/w pls. & ills., figs., tables, appendix, bibliog., index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A hardback book with both book and jacket in very good condition, dated 1986.

Oblong quarto, illus heavy card boards with white lettering to sipne & front board, 326pp, illus, fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. No! - he didn't die on the toilet! Definitive publication on the investigation of the body found in a Cheshire bog in 1984. Guild Publshing 1986. illus 208pp hb dw fine.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11¼'' x 9''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs, tables, and figures throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0801419980 BRITISH PREHISTORY.…

Coloured maps, charts and tables, and photographic illustrations throughout, a very good hardback copy. 22 x 30cm. This handbook addresses questions raised by the growing disparities between rich and poor in Papua New Guinea, in particular, identifying the districts where disadvantage is concentrated, and examining migration patterns, income sources, barriers to development, and priority areas for agricultural development and new infrastructure.…

Condition: New. Brand new. Excellent customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). This is the definitive publication of Lindow Man, the body found in a Cheshire bog.This book tells how scientists and medical experts were determined to find out how old he was , how he died and why.It is a secondhand book in red cloth hardcovers wlth a slight bump on the bottom near the spine, the dustwrapper as two light scratches on the back and slight shelf rubbing to front and back,both hardcovers and d/w are otherwise in good order.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. This is the definitive publication of Lindow Man, the body found in a Cheshire bog.This book tells how scientists and medical experts were determined to find out how old he was , how he died and why.It is a secondhand book in red cloth hardcovers wlth a slight bump on the bottom near the spine, the dustwrapper as two light scratches on the back and slight shelf rubbing to front and back,both hardcovers and d/w are otherwise in good order.…

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Complete set, volume 1 and volume 2. Slight ink underlining, highlighting. Heavy item, will require additional shipping fees. 488, 526 pages pp.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. A brand new book in pristine condition. Showing zero signs of shelf wear, creases, or damage.