Renfrew, Colin. Figuring It Out: What Are We? Where Do We Come From? The Parallel Visions of Artists and Archaeologists. Thames & Hudson, 2003.
Hardcover in Very Good+ condition. Clean, bright copy with only light signs of handling. Binding firm, pages crisp, and internally unmarked apart from the author's presentation inscription. Dust jacket also in Very Good+ condition, showing minimal shelf wear.
A particularly desirable association copy, boldly signed and inscribed by Colin Renfrew to Geoffrey and Elspeth Howe. Geoffrey Howe (Lord Howe of Aberavon) was one of the most influential British politicians of the late twentieth century, making this an attractive provenance copy linking two prominent public intellectual figures.
An engaging exploration of how artists and archaeologists attempt to reconstruct and understand the human past, written by one of Britain's foremost archaeologists.
Author Signature: Signed and warmly inscribed by Colin Renfrew to Geoffrey and Elspeth Howe.
Condition Details: Very Good+ overall; tight binding, clean text block, light shelf wear only, jacket Very Good+.
