Southwestern Archaeology

Description

Author: McGregor, John C.  (1905-1992)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Pub Date: 1941 (First edition) (2 copies),  1965 (Second edition, first printing), 1967 (Second edition, second printing) (2 copies), 1973 (Third printing, second edition),  1974 (Second edition, fourth printing)

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: 7 copies.  Copy 1 (RCL): 1941 First edition. Book: Fair.  No tears, bends or folds.  Previous owners’ (2) bookplate and stamps, bookplate on ffep, stamps on front pastedown.  Something that looks like rust (really, rust) in gutter between ffep and front board.  It’s about 3 inches long, hasn’t caused any damage to ffep or front board.  It’s just this brownish line.  Some pen marking on first page of preface (p. vii), but I can find no other marks throughout.  Dust Jacket: Poor.  If I was smart I’d probably throw this dust jacket away, but the bookseller in me says, Nope, keep it.  NOT price clipped.  Numerous tears, splits, chips.  Missing pieces at head and foot of spine.  All corners chipped.  I’ll be happy to send  more pictures of the dust jacket if you’re interested.  Now in mylar.  Copy 2 (FL):  1941 First edition. Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  Gift inscription to previous owner on ffep.  Previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown.  Without dust jacket.  Spine and front board at spine edge sun-faded.  Smudging to bottom of text block.  Edge and corner wear.  This book is now almost 80 years old and quite literally, with the exception of the cosmetics, it’s sound, tight, and appears to have never been used.  Copy 3:  (DU): Second edition, first printing.  Book: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  Previous owner’s name and markings on ffep.  Foxing to side and top text blocks.  Dust Jacket: Good.  NOT price clipped.  Two small black spots to upper front cover.  1 approx. 1/2″ closed tear at lower front cover spine edge.  Light corner and edge wear.   Copy 4 (LC): 1967 Second edition, second printing.  Book: Fair.  Previous owner’s name in ink on ffep.  Binding starting to split at title page/frontispiece edge.  Some staining/smudging/foxing to title page.  Page 451-2 has approx. 6-7″ fold, now corrected.  Dust Jacket: Poor.  Not price clipped (that’s the best that can be said for this jacket).  Numerous chips, tears, stains, missing pieces on all edges.  Now in mylar.     Copy 5 (FL): Fair.  Second edition, first printing (1965).  Binding tight. No tears.  Previous owner’s name, date, location and “Review Copy” on front pastedown.  There’s a crease/wrinkle that runs through the entire text body at the upper edge near the spine head.  Because it’s a hardback and doesn’t show any signs of being dropped on that upper corner I have to assume the crease/wrinkle is a printer fault.  All corners bumped.  Smudging to bottom text block.  Copy 6 (BWE): Book: Fair to Good.  Slight foxing to top text block.  Light edge and corner wear.  Dust Jacket: Fair.  Price clipped (top and bottom flap corners clipped).  Edge and corner wear.  Damned good shape for being 50 years old.  Copy 7(SR): Fair.  Second edition, second printing.  Binding tight.  Without dust jacket.  Previous owner’s name (?) marked out on upper corner ffep, near spine head.  Very light edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.

Notes: A classic southwestern archaeology textbook (though John Otis Brew didn’t seem to think so in his review of the book.   See https://joethebookguy.com/shop/archaeology/review-southwestern-archaeology-mcgregor-pamphlet/ ) After Kidder  (See https://joethebookguy.com/shop/archaeology/an-introduction-to-the-study-of-southwestern-archaeology/ ) and Cordell (See  https://joethebookguy.com/shop/archaeology/prehistory-of-the-southwest/ ) , this would be the text you learned from.  Strangely, as a textbook, none of these copies (with the exception of Copy 1 (see above) have any markings in the text proper.  Did no one use the book?