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]

Provenance

Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

CONDITION

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