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Prehistoric Britain
by Hawkes, Jacquetta & Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, London, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Foreword by authors, acknowledgements, table of dates, list of figures, bibliography, appendix and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing a partially collapsed megalithic tomb in Cornwell. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and numerous figures within the text. Yellow coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In this book the authors " ... take their story (of Britain) through the Bronze and Iron Ages up to the civilisation that flowered after the Roman Conquest of Claudius." – from the rear dustwrapper panel. A little rubbing of the back strip edges and to the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages with foxing to the text block edges. Offset tanning and foxing to the end pages and there is a gift inscription, Christmas 1947, to the front paste-down. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and to the back strip edge – in fact the top and bottom back strip edge are missing approximately 1/4 inch each. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with sunning to the back strip with some foxing to the rear fold over crease. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XVI, 280 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; Britain/UK; Ancient (BC); History. Inventory No: 0128360. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0128360
- Title
- Prehistoric Britain
- Author
- Hawkes, Jacquetta & Christopher
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Archaeology, history, Britain, Iron Age, Palaeolithic, bronze age, Roman conquest Archaeology; Britain/UK; Ancient (BC); History. Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded Hawkes, Jacquetta & Christopher Prehistoric Britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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