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LOT 1062
Archaeological Books - Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, etchings and notices of ancient remains, illustrative of the habits, customs, and history of past ages. Volumes III-VI
1868 A.D.
8 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (3.49 kg, 22.5 x 15 cm).
C. Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, etchings and notices of ancient remains, illustrative of the habits, customs, and history of past ages. Volumes III-VI - privately printed, 1868 - 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.III with bound-in newspaper review of the volume and Numismatic Society of London papers; all with ex Libris Spencer Charles Ferguson bookplates. [4, No Reserve]
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Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1062
Archaeological Books - Roach Smith - Collectanea Antiqua, etchings and notices of ancient remains, illustrative of the habits, customs, and history of past ages. Volumes III-VI
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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