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LOT 1014
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.
8 7/8 x 6 in. (2.37 kg total, 22.5 x 15 cm each).
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. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1014
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
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Archaeological Books - Morgan - Romano-British Mosaic Pavements
1886 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Thomas Morgan - Romano-British Mosaic Pavements: A History of Their Discovery and a Record and Interpretation of Their Designs - Whiting & Co., London, 1886 - hardback, cloth covers with gold and black blocking and titling to covers and spine - 323 pp, fold-out maps, plates. 1.43 kg, 26 x 16.5 cm
Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
Archaeological Books - The Parish-Watson Collection of Mohammadan Potteries
1922 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Rudolf Meyer Riefstahl & M. Parish-Watson - The Parish-Watson Collection of Mohammadan Potteries - E. Weyhe, New York, 1922 - hardback, cloth covers, gold titling to front cover - 259 pp, colour and monochrome plates. 3.24 kg, 38.6 x 29 cm
Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
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Archaeological Books - J. Starkie Gardner - Victoria and Albert & South Kensington Museums Art Handbooks - 14 Volumes
1876-1901 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Series of Art Handbooks comprising: The Industrial Arts of Spain (Riaño); Industrial Arts - Historical Sketches (various); Scandinavian Arts (Hildebrand); Danish Arts I & II (Worsaae) [2 vols]; Russian Art (Maskell); Persian Art (Murdoch Smith); Precious Stones (Church); English Earthenware (Church); Bronzes (Drury & Fortnum); Ironwork 1 & II (Starkie Gardner) [3 vols]; Gold & Silver (Hungerford Pollen) - all hardback with cloth covers, gold titling to spine and cover, black blocking. 4 kg total, 20 x 13.5 cm each
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
