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History of Ancient Pottery
by Samuel Birch
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$414.20NZ$372.78
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About This Item
London : John Murray , 1858. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. Two wonderful first edition volumes of the history of ancient pottery, with colour plates. A complete two volume set of History of Ancient Pottery by Samuel Birch.These volume comprise of the principal features in the history of the art of pottery from the most ancient period to the decadence of the Roman Empire.The first volume explores Egyptian, Assyrian and Greek pottery and the second volume considers Greek, Etruscan and Roman pottery.Samuel Birch was a British Egyptologist and antiquary. With a bookplate to both volumes for W. H. Gregory who was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician and a leaflet for the Flaxman Gallery. With six colour plates to the first volume and the second volume also has six, including the frontispieces. The volumes are also richly illustrated throughout the tex.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and some fading to the front board of volume two. With a bookplate to both front pastedowns for W. H. Gregory. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844B40
- Title
- History of Ancient Pottery
- Author
- Samuel Birch
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- History of Ancient Pottery pottery ancient artefacts art pottery
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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