Search Results: pioneer to the past story by charles breasted

Herbert Jenkins, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. First Printing in GB. 408 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Scuffing to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Some marks to boards.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 436 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains black and white photographic frontispiece. Loose front board. Pages are moderately tanned, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Mild cracking to front hinge. Stamp and small inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Noticeable crushing and slight splitting to spine ends. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press, 1977T. paperback. Good. 0.7283 8.4291 5.8504.

University of Chicago Press, 1977. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1977. First Pb Ptg. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 436 pp. with Index. B&W frontis. Inscribed and signed on the half-title page by Martha Breasted. Binding tight, text clean.

University of Chicago Press, 1977. Paperback. Good; slight penciling, previous owner's name.

University Of Chicago Press, 1977. Paperback. Discreet owner's blind-stamp and inked date on title page, else very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight. 436pp.

The University Of Chicago Press, 1977. paperback. Good. 8x5x0. 1977 edition. Paper softcover has light wear. Binding is creased. Outer pages have some staining. Front endpaper has a gift inscription. Interior pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. 436 pages. LO

Univ Of Chicago Press, 1977-05-01. Paperback. Like New. Very nice book. Appears to be unread. Does have shelf wear on cover and edges due to age. Minor tear across spine.

Ancient world 440 Breasted, Charles. Pioneer to the past; the story of James Henry Breasted, archaeologist, told by his son, Charles Breasted. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, x, [2], 436p, front. (group port.) illus. (map), appendices, index. The 1943 hardcover edition. Binding a little dull and dry, toning on endpapers, good copy else. America's greatest Egyptologist. $15.00

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Trade paperback, xii + 436 pages including frontispiece photograph of the Breasted family and map of the Middle East; book very gently read, if at all, spine and front cover flat/uncreased, tight in binding, hardly a trace of shelf wear, just a hint of dust speckling and age toning to top edge, otherwise very clean and unmarked throughout, pages fresh and white, sadly flawed by a tiny hand-printed Dewey library code label clear taped on spine (but no other library markings inside or out), and a corner crease to the bottom corner of the back cover and last twenty pages. See also our listing for James Breasted's own classic A History of Egypt: From the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

C. Scribner's sons, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner has pasted various pictures and clippings to the first few pages, including a bookplate. Occasional pencil marks. Endpapers browned. Front hinge weakening ; 8vo; 436 pages .

NY: Charles Scribner, 1943. 436pp incl index. Full black cloth; slightly edge worn, rubbed, lower sl bumped, else good. Pages lightly age-toned, else very good. Pictorial dj; worn and lightly toned, chipped and rubbed, spine faded with faint dampstain, price clipped, fair only. Breasted was an American archeologist of the Middle East, popular around the turn of the 20th century.. Later Printing. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1948. Hardcover. Very Good++/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth bound boards, gilt titling to spine. Black and white frontispiece. 408 pp. map. The Story of James Henry Breasted, Archaeologist. The University of Chicago Press, 1943 (1977). Charles Breasted has made scrupulous use of original biographical material. The fact that he shared so many of his father's experiences has enabled him to be beautifully, not stodgily, objective. a popularizer and textbook writer as well as America's first teacher of Egyptology. His field of work also captured the attention of religious-minded philanthropists like John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who were intent upon learning more about the ancient Near East. Working when serious professional archaeology was in its infancy and unconstrained by many governmental restrictions, Breasted's discoveries and purchases of artifacts helped shape the American image of past civilizations. His travels in the Near East evoked… Read More

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Charles Scribner, New York, 1943. First edition. In-4, xii & 436 pages. Original black cloth with dust-jacket, a very good copy. Signature on the first (blank) page. (djh) Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists.

Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Used - Very Good. 2010. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Archaeology).