Ashmolean Museum Edition (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Laminated wrappers, 8vo, 22 cm, xxiii, 192 pp, ills. From the blurb - "D. G. Rossetti conceived the idea of a literary journal shortly after the first exhibition by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1849. Four issues appeared in 1850 and were reprinted in facsimile in 1901 with an explanatory introduction by W. M. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel's younger brother who wrote: 'I am quite aware that some of the articles in 'The Germ' are far from good, and some others, though good on essentials, are to a certain extent juvenile; but juvenility is anything but uninteresting when it is that of such men as Coventry Patmore and Dante Rossetti.'. 'The Germ' contains short stories, essays and literary reviews, but most particularly poetry, such as Rossetti's The Blessed Demozel, Christina Rossetti's Dreamland, Beil Scott's Morning Sleep and Patmore's The Seasons, thus emphasising the claim that 'an attempt will be made, both intrinsically and by review, to claim for Poetry that place to which its present development in the literature of this country so emphatically entitles it'." Wrappers a trifle creased, edges slightly duststained and spotted, otherwise Good.…

(9172) Paperback. 88 pages. Numerous colour illustrations. Map at rear. Fine in a fine papercover. No inscriptions. Unread book.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains [xvii]-1, 218 printed pages of text with archive monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1854440632 FOOD [British Cookery].…

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original stapled plain blue sugar paper covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 89 pp with 10 monochrome illustrations throughout. Slightly creased covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. HERALDRY (Armorial Bearings).…

Condition: Fine. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. Quarto 10'' x 8''. Contains 218 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1854440586 OXFORDSHIRE (Oxonium).…

Sm. 4to. 136pp. Fully illustrated in colour and black & white. In pictorial cream card covers. Very good copy. Useful reference.

Condition: Fine. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains 28 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout, colour plates to the centre pages. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900090723 ART [Italian].…

Condition: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original stapled illustrated cream card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 7½''. Contains 44 pp with two tipped-in colour plates, map, monochrome archive photographs throughout. Ink name inside and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Chinese]. …

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 7½''. Contains 160 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1854441434 ART [French]. …

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 4to. 11½'' x 8½''. This book is a complete publication by recognised experts of four important and closely related groups of material from the tomb of Tut'ankhamun. Ali el-Khouli presents the plain vases manufactured in a variety of stones. These were among the finest containers in the king's furnishings and form the best preserved set from their period. Rotislav Holthoer catalogues the pottery, much of which contained wine from a wide range of vintages that accompanied the king to the next world. Colin A. Hope gives a detailed study of the jar sealings, which are technologically significant, as well as containing important economic and administrative information, principally about wine production. Olaf E. Kaper catalogues and discusses the door sealings removed in the clearance of the tomb, as well as the object seals, which are the most extensive series from a single tomb. He successfully elucidates the renowned 'Necropolis Seal' showing a recumbent jackal and a series of bound captives. Contains (xviii), 177 pp followed by 85 figures and 50 plates with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Small tippex mark to the top of the front free end paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900416637 NORTH AFRICA [Egypt].…

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cerise cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. This book examines the worship in ancient Egypt of Hathor, the goddess of women and of foreign places, and the contribution which votive offerings can make to the study of a traditional religion. The first part of the book covers the main sites at which large groups of votive offerings to Hathor have been found, and for each site the history of the temple or shrine is outlined and the evidence for the find-places of the votive offerings is assembled from excavation reports and archival material. The second part examines the main types of votive object, with illustrations and discussion of their possible symbolism. The final part examines the offerings in the general context of popular religion and in the light of comparative material from other cultures. Contains (xxiv), 408 pp followed by 6 plans, 18 pp figures and 64 pp plates. monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with very light shelf rubbing to the cream paper of the rear panel. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORTH AFRICA [Egypt].…

Leinen, gebunden; dunkelblauer Einband, mit Rückengoldprägung / Anz. Seiten: 645 / 23,2 x 29,2 cm / Zustand: sehr gut, geringe Gebrauchsspuren; Einband minimal berieben, Schnitt leicht gebräunt Sprache: en.