Ethiopia by Doresse Jean (13 results)

Hardcover. Bottom edge of covers rubbed, with corners slightly frayed; pages slightly toned; otherwise very good condition in slightly edge-worn dust jacket. ]. 239p. Illus. Mounted color frontispiece.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1959 Frederick Ungar Pub. Co., black hardcover with gilt lettering. No jacket. Firm binding, unmarked text, previous owner name. Boards and spine show moderate shelfwear with heavy scuffing along edges. Light foxing to endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second impression. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ancient cities and temples series, classic work, superbly illustrated, 239pp tipped in colour illus, with bw ills, wrapper in clear protective sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First published in 1956 in French as "Au Pays de la Reine de Saba: L'Ethiopie antique et Moderne". Here in the English translation of 1959; covers a little rubbed and mildly bumped at corners; otherwise very good; unmarked and clean throughout; 239pp + 101 photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A good condition dust jacket is present. The cover is clear of stains and marking. The hinges are in good condition. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: VG Very Good. First American Edition. Royal crown octavo, [25cm/10inches], full gilt-embossed ebony-coloured cloth, sans dust jacket, pp. 239, idexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Jean Doresse is a renowned historian and a scholar of Egyptology and Greek papyrology. He was head of the research department at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique and for five years undertook expeditions on behalf of the French government, establishing the first archaeological service in Ethiopia. He lives in France.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Contains blocks in black-white and color. 25x16 cm. 259 pages. Gilt hardcover in dust jacket. Cover slightly worn. Dust jacket torn on edges. Age stains on front page. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. The book is in : English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Publisher - Elek, London, 1967. 2nd impr. Translated from the French by Elsa Coult. Good condition, tanning to endpapers, previous owner's name to ffep, browning to page edges. Unclipped jacket with tears, creasing, and areas of loss.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible Near Fine. No Jacket. Near fine copy. Collectible. No dust jacket. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975.

Translated from the French by Elsa Coult. London: Elek books, 1959 Roy.8vo. 259pp. 2 colour and 101 monochrome plates, maps, biblio., index. The author was Director of Archaeological Research in Ethiopia. A very nice copy of the English first edition in the publisher's black cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. [B].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Ed. Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket with a little edge wear. History of little-known country that is assembled from art, architectural remains, early inscriptions & manuscripts in relation to the light they shed on the Ethiopian way of life during the last 2000 years or more. Illustrated with color & B&W photographs. African Studies, Ethiopia.