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BROOCHES IN LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN BRITAIN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by D.F. Mackreth.
Stock no. 1827716
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Volume 1: text for the study, Volume 2: The plates, Figures etc. This is the result of forty years of study and offers an overview of the most common find, after coins, on sites in Roman Britain, the brooch. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174111. Boards a little scuffed, contents clean, a lovely set!

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LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN SILCHESTER: EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF THE FORUM-BASILICA 1977, 1980-86
Written by Michael Fulford; Jane Timby; et al.
Stock no. 1827715
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 15. Large format. A heavy volume. Green glazed boards. B/w photos, illustrations, and fold-out plans. ISBN: 090776424X. A few minor marks to boards. Tiny nick to base of spine. Lower rear corner of board bumped. Text block browned and a little grubby. Page margins lightly browned else contents clean.

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DWELLING AMONG THE MONUMENTS (MCDONALD INSTITUTE MONOGRAPHS)
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827714
Published by McDonald Institute For Archaeological Research. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The Neolithic village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe passage grave and surrounding monuments at Stenness, Orkney. An exciting account of the lives of the inhabitants of this Late Neolithic settlement complex in Orkney. Edited by Colin Richards. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 190293718X. A lovely copy.

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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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'PICTURES FROM THE PAST'
Written by Martin Ringer.
Stock no. 1827712
Published by Marrin Publishing. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Solving the major mysteries of the Megalithic tradition in Great Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age (from about 3500 BC to 1000 BC). Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780957284302. Covers clean. Text block slightly grubby. A few tiny top corner creases to contents. Else a lovely clean copy.

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EXCAVATIONS IN MEDIEVAL SOUTHAMPTON 1953-1969 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Colin Platt; R. Coleman-Smith.
Stock no. 1827710
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Volume 1: The Excavation Reports. Volume 2: The Finds. Large volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Contained in slipcase. ISBN: 0718511239. Lower front corner of board of volume 1 is bumped. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed at base and knocked to top rear spine edge.

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THE MEGALITHIC ART OF WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1827709
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Megalithic art is found mainly on the structural stone of the tombs of passage grave type in Brittany, Iberia, Ireland and Britain. Most of the art consists of geometric designs. This work is based on extensive field work and provides a catalogue of the art in western Europe.The author has examined sites claimed to have megalithic art and the catalogue comprises a plan and description of each site and a drawing and full description of each decorated stone... Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198131933. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HOARDS, HOUNDS AND HELMETS: A CONQUEST-PERIOD RITUAL SITE AT HALLATON, LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Vicki Score; et al.
Stock no. 1827707
Published by University of Leicester. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Leicester Archaeology Monograph 21. Survey and excavation between 2001 and 2009 at Hellaton, Leciestershire, revealed a hilltop ritual site with numerous special deposits of metalwork and animal bones, many of them dating to around the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956017963. Minor grubbiness to text block. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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HISTORIC HASTINGS
Written by J. Manwaring Baines.
Stock no. 1827703
Published by Cinque Port Press Ltd.. 1st thus 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Amended and revised edition. Red boards, gilt titles. 438 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948869003. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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NAPOLEON'S MEDALS: VICTORY TO THE ARTS
Written by Richard Todd.
Stock no. 1327299
Published by The History Press. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Napoleon's artists displayed the stolen art from his Italian campaign on the medals to glorify his conquests, and used classical models to clothe him with heroic attributes. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. Colour photos of coins and medals throughout. ISBN: 9780752449999. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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THE COLONIAL CLIPPERS
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 1827691
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.. 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

TNew Edition. The Emigrant Ships, The Wool Clippers, The Iron Clippers and The New Zealand Trade. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and plans. 384 pages includes index. Boards clean and bright. Text block just slightly browned & grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and has a few closed edge-tears (no loss).

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OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS FROM 1453 TO 1850
Written by John Smith.
Stock no. 1827688
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 2nd 1921. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled from original sources with notes. Pages untrimmed. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 433 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light scuff marks to rear board. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some pages unopened due to being untrimmed and therefore unread. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with chips to corners, large closed tear to front panel, is browned with age and has a horizontal crease across the middle.

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