Sir Hercules Read (50 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Notes and Queries on Anthropology: Edited for the Council of the Anthropological Institute (1892). Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Grey paper covers are darkened at edges. Sound binding. Clean pages and plates. Some pages are uncut (unopened). Contents include: Far Eastern Archaeology, by Sir Hercules Read; Notes on Panels from a Carolingian Ivory Diptych, and on two Fourteenth-century Ivory Groups, by Eric Maclagan; The Hallstatt Period in Ireland, by E C R Armstrong; A Late-Medieval Bracer, by O M Dalton; The Seal of Robert Fitz Meldred, by W A Littledale, and a Note on the Fitz Meldred Seals, by C H Hunter Blair; A Roman Site at Ham, Berks., by O G S Crawford; Further Discoveries of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages at Peterborough, by E T Leeds; A Rare Form of Bookmarker, circa 1400, by W Parker Brewis; On Coldharbours, by J B P Karlsake; A Small Bronze Group of St. Peter and St. Paul, by Sir Martin Conway; Notes, reviews, etc. 177-318 pages. Contains black and white plates and illustrations. No dust jacket, as published. Stamps for Halifax Antiquarian Society and "Withdrawn" stamp on inside front cover. Pages of main text and plates (including reverse of plates) are free from stamps. Hand-written reference numbers on lower spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40119101062. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Grey paper covers are darkened at edges. Sound binding, with paper split beginning over front internal hinge from upper edge. Clean pages and plates. Contents include: Presidential Address - Museums in the Present and Future, by Sir Hercules Read; Wayland's Smithy, Berkshire, by C R Peers and Reginald A Smith; The Dorian Invasion reviewed in the light of some New Evidence, by Stanley Casson; Notes on Some English Alabaster Carvings, by W L Hildburgh; Notes on Some Recent Excavations at Westminster Abbey, by H F Westlake; Notes, reviews, etc. 167-270 pages. Contains black and white plates and illustrations. No dust jacket, as published. Stamps for Halifax Antiquarian Society and "Withdrawn" stamp on inside front cover. Pages of main text and plates (including reverse of plates) are free from stamps. Hand-written reference numbers on lower spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40119101058. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Backstrip sun-faded; cover corners slightly bumped, affecting bottom corner of pages; tiny white spot on front cover; endpapers partially browned; pages slightly toned; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). . 58p. Illus. 62 plates. Quarto.

3rd Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 252 pages: illus; 17 cm. Subjects: Anthropology Methodology. Scientific expeditions Handbooks.Ethnology Methodology. 1 Kg.…

3rd Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 252 pages: illus; 17 cm. Subjects: Anthropology Methodology. Scientific expeditions Handbooks.Ethnology Methodology. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean firm brown cover, gilt lettering on the spine, clean pages. Sound binding. Many black and white illustrations. Original card covers are bound in. Contents include: Foreword by Sir Hercules Read; The Latin Monastic Buildings of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem by A W Clapham; The Excavations at Stonehenge by Lt.-Col. Hawley, with an appendix by C R Peers; The Discovery of Silver at trapain Law by A O Curle; An Imperfect Irish Shrine by E C R Armstrong; John Plummer, Master of the Children, by C Johnson; The Discoveries at Spennes by M Aime T=Rutot; A Coffin-Chalice from Westminster Abbey by H F Westlake; The Discovery of Engravings upon Flint Crust at Grime's Graves, Norfolk by A Leslie Armstrong; Excavations at Frilford by L H Dudley Buxton; Palaeolithic Implements found in Sweden, by Oscar Montelius; On the Site of the Battle of Ethandun by E A Rawlence; A Reply to Mr. Rawlence's paper on the Battle of Ethandun by Albany F Major; An Irish Bronze Casting gormerlypreserved at Killua Castle on Westmeath by E C R Armstrong; Discoveries at Amesbury by Sir Laurence Weaver; Irish Gold Crescents by Reginald A Smith; Presidential Address, Museums in the Present and Future by Sir Hercules Read; Wayland's Smithy, Berkshire, by C R Peers and Reginald A Smith; The Dorian Invasion reviewed in the light of some New Evidence by Stanley Casson; Notes on Some English Alabaster Carvings by W L Hildburgh; Notes on Some Recent Excavations at Westminster Abbey by H F Westlake; Two Relic-Holders from Altars in the Nave of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire by C R Peers; The Ancient Settlements at Harlyn Bay by O G S Crawford; An English Fifteenth Century Panel by H Clifford Smith; Further Observations on the Polygonal Type of Settlement by J B P Karslake; A Neolithic Bowl and other Objects from the Thames at Hedsor, near Cookham, by E Neil Baynes; Note on a Hoard of Iron Currency Bars found on Worthy Down, Winchester by Reginald W Hooley; Note on a Bronze Polycandelon found in Spain by W L Hildburgh; etc. 377 pages. No dust jacket, as published. Privately bound with plate for The Library of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society and Withdrawn stamp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40118021019. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.…

EA. - First edition. 4° - 4to. Erste Auflage, XXXVIII, 58 S., Tafelanhang (1 Bl., 62 Tafelblätter). Blauer OLeinenband - Editor's blue cloth. Sprache: Englisch, Mit 62 Tafeln (Tiefdrucktafeln mit Plattenrand) und zahlr. Textabbildungen, darunter auch zahlr. kleinen Abbildungen von Stempeln bzw. Punzen. Einband gering berieben und etwas bestoßen; Vorsätze etwas gebräunt - Binding minmally rubbed and slightly knocked; flying endpapers slightly browned. …

First Edition. Large hardcover, very good with light wear, slight toning, no jacket. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean firm brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to edges, sound binding, clean pages and clean darkened end-papers. Very many black and white or brown plates, vignettes and photographs. Part 1 has fold out diagrams facing pages 87 and 137 and one bound at rear. Part 2 has fold out at pages 211, 219, 290, 304 (in colour), 334, 336,341, 342 (x2, both in colour), 528 (x5). Some pages are unopened in both parts. Contents: I. Chancery Proceedings from 15th Century by Trice Martin; II. Crystal of Lothair by Ormonde Dalton; III. Post-Visigothic Churches in Spain by Arthur Hill; IV. Hauberk of Chain Mail by J. G. Waller; V. Records of Durrington Manor, Wilts by T. F. Kirby; VI. Standing Cup of Silver Gilt with the Arms of William the Silent by Charles Hercules Read; VII./XV. Excavations at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, on the site of Venta Silurum by T. Ashby; VIII. Roman and later remains from the site of Newgate Prison by Philip Norman; IX. Imagery and Sculptures on the West Front of Wells Cathedral by W. H. St. John Hope; X. Traces of Roman Fulling in Britain by George E. Fox; XI. Gold Standing Cup belonging to Duke of Portland by Read; XII. Thirty Pieces of Silver by G. F. Hill; XIII. Notes on 14th Century Conveyancing by T. F. Kirby; XIV. Island of Ictis by Clement Reid; XVI. Linares Bas-Relief and Roman Mining in Baetica by Horace Sandars; XVII. Excavations of Roman Silchester, Hants by St. John Hope; XVIII. Wall Paintings in All Saints' Church, Friskney, Lincolnshire by Henry John Cheales; XIX. Augustinian Priory of St. Bartholomew, West Smithfield by E. A. Webb; XX. Prehistoric Tombs of Knossos by Arthur Evans. ix, 1-352; xvi, 353-584. 2-volume set (complete). Contains colour and black and white plates. No dust jacket, as published. Stamps for Halifax Antiquarian Society and "Withdrawn" stamp on front end-papers and prelims. Pages of main text and plates (including reverse of plates) are free from stamps. Hand-written reference numbers on end-papers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40119041032. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.…

First Edition. Fine copy bound half vellum over cloth boards with a gilt title to the spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of John Rowlands with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; xvi, 129 p., [55 leaves of plates] : ill., port. ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Rothschild family Art collections ; Catalogs. Rothschild, Ferdinand (1839-1898) Art collections. Rothschild, Ferdinand Baron (1839-1898) Art collections ; Catalogs. Rothschild, Ferdinand (1839-1898) Art collections. Rothschild, Ferdinand (1839-1898; baron) Collections d'art. Rothschild, Ferdinand Baron (1839-1898). Rothschild, Ferdinand Baron. British museum ; Catalogs. British museum (Londres) Catalogues. Art objects England London ; Catalogs. Decorative arts ; Catalogs. Silverware ; Catalogs. Silverwork ; Catalogs. Goldwork ; Catalogs. Art objects Europe ; Catalogs. Cloisonne? Art objects England London ; Catalogs. Art Private collections. Art objects. Cloisonne? Art objects Great Britain ; Catalogues. Europe. Great Britain. Genres; Bibliography. Catalogs. Catalogue. Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine copy bound half vellum over cloth boards with a gilt title to the spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of John Rowlands with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; xvi, 129 p., [55 leaves of plates] : ill., port. ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Rothschild family Art collections ; Catalogs. Rothschild, Ferdinand (1839-1898) Art collections. Rothschild, Ferdinand Baron (1839-1898) Art collections ; Catalogs. Rothschild, Ferdinand (1839-1898) Art collections. Rothschild, Ferdinand (1839-1898; baron) Collections d'art. Rothschild, Ferdinand Baron (1839-1898). Rothschild, Ferdinand Baron. British museum ; Catalogs. British museum (Londres) Catalogues. Art objects England London ; Catalogs. Decorative arts ; Catalogs. Silverware ; Catalogs. Silverwork ; Catalogs. Goldwork ; Catalogs. Art objects Europe ; Catalogs. Cloisonne? Art objects England London ; Catalogs. Art Private collections. Art objects. Cloisonne? Art objects Great Britain ; Catalogues. Europe. Great Britain. Genres; Bibliography. Catalogs. Catalogue. Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

58 pages text and 62 monochrome plates. Cloth 28x22.5cms. Text in English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 329 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 329 Ormonde Maddock Dalton, Sir Charles Hercules Read, British Museum Dept. of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1904 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 204 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 204 British Museum. Dept. of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography,Read, Charles Hercules, Sir, 1857-1929.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1904 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 200 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 200 British Museum. Dept. of British and mediæval antiquities and ethnology,Read, Charles Hercules, Sir, 1857-1929.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1905 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 195 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 195 Sir Charles Hercules Read, British Museum Dept. of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1902 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 269 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 269 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 335 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 335 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1905 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 206 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 206 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1905 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 204 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 204 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1902 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 274 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 274 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1892 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 274 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 274 Language: English.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 194 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1905. Text in English. This comprehensive guide provides an in-depth study of the antiquities from the early Iron Age in central and western Europe, with a specific focus on the British late-Keltic period. Published by the Department of British and Mediæval Antiquities, it offers detailed insights into the archaeological findings and their significance. The work is authored by Sir Charles Hercules Read, a prominent figure in the field of antiquities and ethnography. This edition is a meticulous reproduction of the original text, preserving its historical and scholarly value for researchers and enthusiasts alike. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 200 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1904. Text in English. This guide provides a detailed overview of Bronze Age antiquities housed in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquities at the British Museum. Compiled by Sir Charles Hercules Read, it offers valuable insights into the museum's collections and their historical significance. The work is an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of archaeology and ancient history. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…