The Glamour of Near East Excavation

Baikie, James. The Glamour of Near East Excavation. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1927. 8vo. 348(12)pp. Gilt embossed orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Tail of spine bumped. Corners rubbed. Spine sunned. With the bookplate and signature of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of the American Indians in Pasadena, California.. 4 advertisement pages on other books by the publisher in front, and 12 pages of the same in back of book. Frontispiece. “An account of the Treasure-Hunt for the buried art, wisdom & history of the Ancient East, from the Nile to Babylon, the Aduen-Tures, disappointments & triumphs of the Hunters, & the knowledge thus acquired of the Ancient World”. Illustrated with full page b/w photographs. Overall good+ condition. g. Hardcover. (11328) $35