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LOT 1001
Archaeological Books - Pitt-Rivers - Excavations in Cranborne Chase, Vols 1-5
1887-1905 A.D.
12 1/4 x 6 in. (15.9 kg total, 31 x 15 cm each).
Pitt-Rivers - Excavations in Cranborne Chase, Vol.1: Romano-British Village Woodcuts and Rushmore Park 1881-5; 2: Barrows Near Rushmore, Romano-British Village, Rotherley, Winkelbury Camp, Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Winkelbury Hill; 3: Excavations at Bokerley Dyke & Wansdyke, 1888-1891; 4: South Lodge Camp, Rushmore Park, Handley Hill Entrenchment, Stone and Bronze Age Barrows and Camp, Martin Down Camp &C.; 5: Excavations at Cranborne Chase - Index. - all hardback with original cloth covers, gilt design to covers, gold titling to spine. [5, No Reserve]
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Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1001
Archaeological Books - Pitt-Rivers - Excavations in Cranborne Chase, Vols 1-5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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