Add this copy of Discovery of the Past to cart. $12.28, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Harry N. Abrams.
Add this copy of Discovery of the Past to cart. $12.28, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Harry N. Abrams.
Add this copy of The Discovery of the Past to cart. $13.79, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Harry N. Abrams.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of The Discovery of the Past to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Hammer Mountain Book Halls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Schenectady, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Harry N. Abrams, [.
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Near fine in very good jacket. 370 illustrations, including 68 full color plates. 384pp., tall 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dent to upper front and rear edges, minor scratch to rear panel of dust wrapper. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1997). A very good copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Every civilized society, beginning with that of the ancient Egyptians and Chinese, has entertained a passionate curiosity about its predecessors: we want to know about our past in order to understand and even manipulate our present. The means to that end is archaeology, whose history is the fascinating subject of The Discovery of the Past. Alain Schnapps' study is astonishing in the depth and breadth of its coverage. Beginning with the ancient Greek poet Hesiod and extending thought St. Augustine, Rabelais, Newton, and Thomas Jefferson, he shows that the history of archaeology is not one of uninterrupted progress, but of the rediscovery and reinterpretation--often erratic--of forgotten observations. The text is elegantly interwoven with illustrations and descriptions of objects surviving from antiquity, while extensive quotations from primary sources provide a fascinating insight into historical accounts. Contemporary depictions of ancient life, and incidents in its discovery, reveal the excitement of archaeological research. Every civilized society, beginning with those of the ancient Egyptians and Chinese, has entertained a passionate curiosity about its predecessors. The means to that end is archaeology. This fascinating book defines the history of archaeology not as one of uninterrupted progress, but of the rediscovery and reinterpretation--often erratic--of forgotten observations. 370 illustrations, 68 in color.
Add this copy of Discovery of the Past to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Abrams,.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0810932334. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap.
Add this copy of The Discovery of the Past to cart. $31.95, new condition, Sold by Poverty Hill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mt. Prospect, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Harry N. Abrams.
Add this copy of Discovery of the Past to cart. $12.28, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Harry N. Abrams.
