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LOT 1011
Archaeological Books - Pitt-Rivers - On the Development of Primitive Locks and Keys
1883 A.D.
12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (701 grams, 31 x 23.5 cm).
Lieutenant-General Pitt-Rivers - On the Development of Primitive Locks and Keys - Chatto & Windus, London, 1883 - hardback, clothbound with gold blocking to both covers and spine - 31 pp, 10 plates; front board partly detached. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1011
Archaeological Books - Pitt-Rivers - On the Development of Primitive Locks and Keys
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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