Edward T. Stevens — Flint Chips: A Guide to Pre-Historic Archaeology

London, Bell and Daldy, 1870. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to pre-historic archaeology from English curator Edward T. Stevens. First edition. Very scarce. With a frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A detailed and comprehensive guide to pre-historic archaeology, specifically flint chips. With chapters on Stone Age collections, the Paleolithic period, Neolithic period, Stone period, and further history, including records of drifts, caves, and lake dwellings, as well as Aboriginal pottery and known tribes of North America. Written by Edward T. Stevens, an English historian and museum curator. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss to the cloth at the head of the spine with small splits to the tail of the spine and board tips. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. With a contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .