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Coventina's Well. A Shrine of Hadrian's Wall.
by Allason-Jones, Lindsay & McKay, Bruce
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0946897050
- ISBN 13
- 9780946897056
- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hexham, Trustees of the Clayton Collection, 1985., 1985. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp. xiii, [1], 112. Frontispiece, 11 double-sided plates to rear, with further sketches, maps and plans in text. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial jacket. Jacket is lightly sunned to spine with a tiny nick to top edge of upper pane. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. In depth catalogue of the finds from Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh, most of which were originally held by John Clayton in his collection at Chesters House and which included a mass of coins, pottery, bronze and glass objects. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11047
- Title
- Coventina's Well. A Shrine of Hadrian's Wall.
- Author
- Allason-Jones, Lindsay & McKay, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0946897050
- ISBN 13
- 9780946897056
- Publisher
- Hexham, Trustees of the Clayton Collection, 1985.
- Place of Publication
- Hexham
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Archaeology
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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