SACRED CELTIC PLACES.
by ZACZEK, IAIN:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE+./FINE.
- ISBN 10
- 0760734224
- ISBN 13
- 9780760734223
- Seller
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
US,slim landscape 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.Originally and first published in the UK (London), Collins & Brown Limited,2002.This US HB+dw/dj,1st edn was published 2003.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, scenic colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; front cover: Callanish Standing Stones,Lewis and montage'd scenic,colour photographic illustrated rear cover comprising (l to r) Dunnottar Castle,Kincardine; Passage Tomb,Newgrange; Dun Aenghus fort,Aran Islands; Glendalough monastery,County Wicklow; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.
Some minor,superficial scoring/indents - nothing excessive though to dw/dj - without too adversely affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges coloured but bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread.Dw/dj photography repeated to bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered glazed boards,with immaculate plain,pale lilac endpapers.US,slim landscape 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 6-128pp [paginated] includes introduction,5 chapters,profuse full & part -page scenic,colour photographs throughout the the text and the book,a glosary,an index and acknowledgements to foot of last page of index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,and a 3/4-page scenic colour photographic illustrated title page+frntis (Eilean Donan castle,Ross & Cromarty) scenic,colour photographic illustrated contents list/table (Glencoe,Argyll).
'Sacred Celtic Places' combines the atmospheric photography of David Lyons with writer Iain Zaczek's fascination with the Celtic world to evoke the spirits of a vanished civilization.Adopting a thematic approach,Zaczek guides his reader through the tightly woven past of the different Celtic nations; a past filled with legend,mystery and historical reality.
Discover the ancient Irish burial mounds and the palaces of a race of gods who lived beneath the earth.
Visit landscapes where tales of magic and cunning,strength and military skill still survive and where royal legends and authentic heroes,like William Wallace,once stood.Uncover stones with Ogham markings erected by Druids,strange unidentifiable symbols on a wealth of Pictish slabs,and glorious Celtic artwork on massive ritual boulders.
'Sacred Celtic Places' reveals the beauty and mystery of these sites and will appeal to anyone interested in the magic of the Celtic world.
A fascinating visual journey across the landscape that gave birth to the medieval sagas of Ireland and Scotland.It looks at the ancient cultural sites that were home to the Druids,Ogham stones,saints and high crosses,legendary heroes and genuine historical figures.
Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.
Some minor,superficial scoring/indents - nothing excessive though to dw/dj - without too adversely affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges coloured but bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread.Dw/dj photography repeated to bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered glazed boards,with immaculate plain,pale lilac endpapers.US,slim landscape 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 6-128pp [paginated] includes introduction,5 chapters,profuse full & part -page scenic,colour photographs throughout the the text and the book,a glosary,an index and acknowledgements to foot of last page of index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,and a 3/4-page scenic colour photographic illustrated title page+frntis (Eilean Donan castle,Ross & Cromarty) scenic,colour photographic illustrated contents list/table (Glencoe,Argyll).
'Sacred Celtic Places' combines the atmospheric photography of David Lyons with writer Iain Zaczek's fascination with the Celtic world to evoke the spirits of a vanished civilization.Adopting a thematic approach,Zaczek guides his reader through the tightly woven past of the different Celtic nations; a past filled with legend,mystery and historical reality.
Discover the ancient Irish burial mounds and the palaces of a race of gods who lived beneath the earth.
Visit landscapes where tales of magic and cunning,strength and military skill still survive and where royal legends and authentic heroes,like William Wallace,once stood.Uncover stones with Ogham markings erected by Druids,strange unidentifiable symbols on a wealth of Pictish slabs,and glorious Celtic artwork on massive ritual boulders.
'Sacred Celtic Places' reveals the beauty and mystery of these sites and will appeal to anyone interested in the magic of the Celtic world.
A fascinating visual journey across the landscape that gave birth to the medieval sagas of Ireland and Scotland.It looks at the ancient cultural sites that were home to the Druids,Ogham stones,saints and high crosses,legendary heroes and genuine historical figures.
Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.
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- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- rja543815
- Title
- SACRED CELTIC PLACES.
- Author
- ZACZEK, IAIN:
- Illustrator
- illus with scenic,landscape colour photographs by David Lyons.
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE+.
- Jacket Condition
- FINE.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- US,slim landscape 12mo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0760734224
- ISBN 13
- 9780760734223
- Publisher
- USA.NY.BARNES & NOBLE INC.,2003.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2003
- Keywords
- q52.GENERAL.US,slim landscape 12mo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 0760734224.Celtic nations_legends_history_sacred places_stones_artwork_symbols.Celts_Irish_Scottish_Welsh_Europe.Celtic deities_nature Gods.Boann_Sinaan_Sabrina_rivers.Celts_Munster_Ulster_Leinster
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About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
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