Kenneth P Oakley (112 results)

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Large Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Published. Third Edition. Minor rubbing to surface and edges. Previous owners name stamped inside front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Name on front end page, no other marks or writings, pages bright and clean, binding sound. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Carefully packaged. 159 pp O.

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.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Condition: Very Good. 3rd impression. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light even toning and writing on the ffep. Good DJ with some tears and marks.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Name on front end page. Minor wear to extremities. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. 92 pp O.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Brown pictorial soft cover, lightly rubbed, a bit bent. Archeology.

Condition: Good. 3rd. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. a solid paper back book here with a couple of cover fold marks, Only a few pages show neat underlining in pen. Book remains PRESENTABLE.

Condition: Very Good. 6th. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Binding Tight Pages Clean Wraps Worn At Edges Previous Owner's Name On First Page. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 355 clean, unmarked pages; black c w/gilt titles. Line Drawings; Diagrams, Etc (illustrator).

Cloth w/ DJ in mylar. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Strong. Clean. DJ missing section on cover and spine. Professional book dealer with storefront since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Very Good. B001P93VUG Light cover wear. Minor edge wear. Previous owners name on first page. No highlighting. No underlining.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Very Good. B001P93VUG Very good to like new. Almost like new. Minor corner wear. No highlighting. No underlining.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. small wholes in the page before the cover page Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Boards show some signs of bowing. Minimal, but noticable damage due to wetness. Binding is somewhat loose. Leaves are starting to separate from the binding. Minimal, but noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Small wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

paperback. Condition: VeryGood. Clean pages with no underlining or highlights.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. The author has included a brief note beneath his initials to Professor George Barbour at the University of Cincinnati. Inscription on the inside front cover. Both Barbour and Oakley had done extensive research in this field. Some damage to the top of the spine and the rear cover where it joins the spine. Some age-related yellowing of the pages. Book is clean and tight without any names, notes, highlighting with the exception of the author's note. Fold-out chart near the rear of this edition. (See photo). Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Sturdy unmarked copy. Some wear on spine. Lh.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PB/ pub. 1972/ Gd. condition/101 pages- Motivation of apes is very different from the conceptual thinking of man, who is still supremely.the tool-maker. From the discoveries of the hominid sites in East Africa. (E53483). Book.

Pictorial Card Covers. Condition: Good+. Pages are clean and binding is tight, but wrappers lift somewhat. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Aldine Publishing Company, Published 1968. Hardcover, x, 366 pp.; 23 cm; second edition, third printing (1968), with text revised for the third edition; illustrated with line drawings, 2 maps and 4 charts (Chart C folding), with Fossil Hominid Dating Tables I-XVI. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, mild shelf and edge wear. Binding tight. Faint original price stamped on front free endpaper. Mild toning to endpapers and some staining to rear free endpaper along fore-edge. Erratum slip pasted in on contents page. Otherwise unmarked. Illustrated dust jacket with stylized skull on orange ground (design by John Curtis); 1-inch tear at top edge of front panel near spine and 1-inch tear at top edge of rear panel near spine, a few smaller nicks and tears, light creasing along edges, mild overall shelf and edge wear with some toning and a bit of staining along bottom edge. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. First single-volume synthesis of the geological and archaeological evidence for dating human fossil remains. Part One covers stratigraphical dating: glacial chronology, pollen, fauna, deep-sea palaeotemperatures and palaeomagnetism, river terraces, varves and the African pluvials; Part Two covers Palaeolithic and Mesolithic cultures of Europe, Africa and Asia, with radiocarbon charts and appendix tables giving discovery date, stratigraphy, culture and absolute age for each major hominid find. Oakley (1911-1981), of the British Museum (Natural History), developed fluorine-absorption dating of bone and was one of the three scientists who exposed the Piltdown forgery in 1953. By his preface, the book was begun in 1958, the Darwin Centenary year, at the urging of Sir Gavin de Beer. Contents: Introduction; Part One Stratigraphical Dating: Relative Chronology of Quaternary Deposits; The Glacial Chronology; Interglacial Correlation and Palynology; Dating and Correlation by Fauna; Palaeotemperatures and Palaeomagnetism; Changing Levels of Sea and Land; River Terraces; The Somme Terraces; The Glacial Stages in Latium; Pleistocene Subdivisions in Holland; Post-Glacial Chronology and Palynology; Post-Glacial Baltic Geographic Stages; Dating by the Varve Method; Pluvials and Interpluvials; African Palaeoclimatology continued; Pleistocene Subdivisions in the Maghreb; Notes and References to Part One; Part Two Archaeological Dating: General; Palaeolithic Cultures in Europe and the Near East; Mesolithic Cultures in Europe and the Near East; Palaeolithic Cultures in Africa; Mesolithic Cultures in Africa; Palaeolithic Cultures in Asia; Mesolithic Cultures in Asia; Notes and References to Part Two; Fossil Hominid Dating Tables I-XVI; Index.…

Condition: Good. 1963. 5th Edition, Reprinted. 98 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout with photographic frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. first edition,3p; Third Printing. VERY GOOD CONDITION, gift name ep "from the livrary of Daniel V. Klevesahl", else clean, solid, bright; ANTIQUITY OF MAN; ORIGIS OF TOOL MAKINT; MATERIALS.WOOD, BONE, SHELL, STONE, METAL.PALEOLITIC CULTURE.GLOSSARY REFERENCES; CHART. INDEX ; 159pg pages; p. Illustrated by Photo. many drawings (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0297169394.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Impression, 1964 Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. An authoritative account of the early history of man's distinguishing trait--the ability to use tools, which distinguishes him from all other creatures on the earth. A richly illustrated, basic study of the early history of man's tool-making career and an introduction to the implements of wood, bone, shell, stone, and metal that were the first tool-making resources. Book is clean and unmarked with light wear around edges of cover, hinge rubbed. Pages all intact, lightly toned, free from any markings. 159 pages, indexed. 8 x 5.25 inches.…