9780714816784 - First Cities (Focus on the Past S.) von Whitehouse, Ruth (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: 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.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0714816787.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0714816787.

Pictorial Boards. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Pictorial boards. 207 p. 105 color and black and white illustrations and photographs. Whitehouse brings the first cities of the ancient world to life in this nicely illustrated volume. Near fine in very good dustjacket in mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with 105 illustrations, in both colour and monochrome. ***Near fine in pictorial glossy laminated boards. Boards clean and unmarked. No bumps. Corners sharp. Bottom of spine just slightly creased. Internally near fine. No internal inscriptions. Pages bright white and crisp. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which replicates the design on the boards. The dustwrapper is unpriced. No tears. There is just a small area of rubbing and slight surface loss to the top of the spine of the dustwrapper. ***208 pages including a detailed section of Further Reading, Notes and an Index. 245 mm x 170 mm. ***'Towns of great complexity, brought to light in the last 150 years in Iraq and Iran and in Pakistan, have been dated back some 50 centuries. They were founded at a time when the rest of the early world, with the notable exception of Egypt, had mastered only the first principles of farming and could certainly not provide surpluses of food to keep a part of its population in urban conditions. They were the centres of ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. They are epitomized by the metropolis of Ur and its magnificent royal tombs on the former course of the Euphrates, and by Mohenjo-Daro on the Indus. They are located and described by Ruth Whitehouse in an invigorating new account of an astonishing phenomenon. ***Buildings and burials, public records and personal belongings and dozens more clues to everyday life make it plain that they enjoyed the "civilization" of political and religious hierarchies, division of labour, burgeoning technology, codes of law and eduction, a flourishing import and export trade, music, arts and a written language. These towns were veritable cities, and the first in the world. ***Ruth Whitehouse is a specialist in the prehistoric archaeology of Europe and the Near East.' (Quote taken from the inside front flap of the dustwrapper). ***A nice first edition copy of this interesting work which explores the development of the world's first cities. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.