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LOT 1020
Archaeological Books - Neville - Saxon Obsequies Illustrated by Ornaments and Weapons
1852 A.D.
14 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (1.64 kg, 37.2 x 27.5 cm).
R.C. Neville - Saxon Obsequies Illustrated by Ornaments and Weapons discovered by the Hon. R.C. Neville in a Cemetery near Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire - John Murray, London, 1852 - hardback, cloth cover with gold titling to spine (library binding) - 28 pp, 40 hand-tinted plates (some water-damaged). [No Reserve]
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Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1020
Archaeological Books - Neville - Saxon Obsequies Illustrated by Ornaments and Weapons
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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