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NORTH, JOHN: : STONEHENGE: Neolithic Man and the Cosmos

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,1996.

ISBN 0002557738.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but printer/ publisher's black ink stamp 'The Book Was Slightly Damaged In Transit And Is Now Being Sold At A Special Bargain Price' towards foot of title page,and an absence of publisher's price - an indication usually accepted as an export copy/edn, which precedes the trade issue. The damage referred to,consists of some minimal bumping/bruising with reciprocal creasing to both the head+foot of all the spine/backstrip's gutters - front and rear,top and bottom,probably from being dropped onto those edges - it is a heavy tome.The dw/dj appears not to have been in situ with that occurrence,as it bears little or no concomitant damage/creasing and all remaining corner tips are sharp and without damage.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,Stonehenge scenic sunrise/sunset's colour photographic illustrated front panel with pale blue and white lettering, rear panel with thumbnail,aerial colour photograph of Bush Barrow Lozenge with white-lettered critics' reviews to a black background; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore- edges both with minimal sporadic blemish but fairly bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean and solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crip,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to aforementioned bumped/creased head and foot,of spine/ backstrip,a royal blue+gold striped headband and clean pale blue/green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xliv(44)pp+2-609pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,separate lists of Figures+Plates,an 11pp glossary,author's preface with acknowledgements to reverse of it's last page,2pp chronology,an introduction comprising: The People and Alignments and Orientations,12 other chapters+appendices(6),a 12pp bibliography,an index; plus profuse b/w diagrams,sketches, figures, maps,charts etc.,and contemporary b/w aerial,scenic photographs.212 b/w Figures,24pp b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 12pp apiece, between pp2445 and pp436/7 respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a dedication,and 2pp blanks at the rear. John North's new book (then 1996),whose importance in its field it would be difficult to underestimate,has finally solved the riddle of Stonehenge.By an incisive combination of meticulous attention to archaeological surveys,and knowledge of the heavens as they were many millennia ago,North establishes here the function of the stones themselves and what we can know of the religion that caused them to be erected.he draws his evidence from,and his argument encompasses,many of the other prehistoric remains of Britain and the northern continent of Europe - the long barrows that are dotted over southern England,the circles of Avebury,the hill carvings of the White Horse at Uffington and the Long Man of Wilmington in Sussex. North shows how all these pieces fit together in an extraordinary way. It is not,unlike so many of its predecessors with similar aims,the work of an over-fertile imagination,but the result of more than fifteen years study by one of Europe's most distinguished historians of science.It will transform our understanding of prehistoric peoples,the prehistory of England and the English landscape more than any comparable book in recent years. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight (1.25Kg unpackaged) and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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