PAINTED CAVES.
by GRIGSON, Geoffrey (Geoffrey Edward Harvey), 1905-1985 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Phoenix House, (1957). First edition. An extended exploration of the caves and prehistoric cave art of France and Spain - "may be described as a book of archaeology, a book of art, as a book of travel and experience, but it is the fusion of all three which Mr. Grigson alone could have written". Demy 8vo (23cm). (224)pp. Plates, maps, plans, text illustrations. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt; top edge green; mild spotting of edges, but a very good copy in the Dodie Masterman dust-jacket - price-clipped, but with only the faintest wear. Small bookseller's label of Sweetens Bookshops of Preston.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38945
- Title
- PAINTED CAVES.
- Author
- GRIGSON, Geoffrey (Geoffrey Edward Harvey), 1905-1985 :
- Illustrator
- Dodie Masterman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Phoenix House, (1957).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Archaeology, France, Spain
Terms of Sale
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