THe Mysteries of Britain or the Secret Rites and traditions of Ancient Britain Restored
by Lewis Spence
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Rider & Co.. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Wendy Wood. Gilt spine lettering on red cloth covered boards. 8vo, 256pp. No date. Lovely bookplate of Nina Marion Harvey Fairclough on the inside of the front cover. Spine sunned, light corner wear. Text and all illustrations fine.
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- Bookseller
- NWJBOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006228
- Title
- THe Mysteries of Britain or the Secret Rites and traditions of Ancient Britain Restored
- Author
- Lewis Spence
- Illustrator
- Wendy Wood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Rider & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- nonfiction; Britain; secret rites; Nina Marion Harvey Fairclough bookplate
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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