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LOT 1022
Archaeological Books - Fosbroke - Encyclopedia of Antiquities Vol 1 & 2, and Foreign Topography
1825 A.D.
11 1/4 x 9 in. (5.17 kg total, 28.6 x 23 cm each).
T.D. Fosbroke - Foreign Topography or an Encyclopaedick Account Alphabetically Arranged of the Ancient Remains in Africa, Asia and Europe ... Nichols & Son, London, 1828; Encyclopaedia of Antiquities and Elements of Archaeology, Classical and Medieval Volume I & Volume II - Nichols & Son, London, 1825; all hardback, marbled cover with quarter-calf binding, gold titling; each volume circa 300 pp, text figures. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1022
Archaeological Books - Fosbroke - Encyclopedia of Antiquities Vol 1 & 2, and Foreign Topography
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Archaeological Books - Joseph Raftery - A Brief Guide to the Collection of Irish Antiquities
1960 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Joseph Raftery - A Brief Guide to the Collection of Irish Antiquities - Stationery Office, Dublin, 1960 - card covers - 96 pp, 8 plates, plan of site. 209 grams, 21 x 14 cm
Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
Archaeological Books - Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, etchings and notices of ancient remains, illustrative of the habits, customs, and history of past ages -Volume I, II & VII
1852-1880 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
C. Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, etchings and notices of ancient remains, illustrative of the habits, customs, and history of past ages. Volumes I, II & VII - privately printed - hardback, half-calf binding with marbled boards, gold titling to spine, marbled endpapers, gilt edging - each volume circa 300 pp. with numerous text figures and plates, Vol.I with fold-out map of Sittingbourne excavations, Vol.II with fold-out map of villa excavations at Hartlip; all with ex Libris Spencer Charles Ferguson bookplates. 2.37 kg total, 22.5 x 15 cm each
Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
Archaeological Books - Evans - Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland
1881 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Evans - The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments, of Great Britain - Appleton & Co., London, 1881 - hardback with half-calf binding, cloth covers, gold blocking and titling to spine - 509 pp, text figures - rebound by Canterbury Bookbinders. 1.13 kg, 24 x 16.5 cm
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.