Treasures of the British Museum
by Betjeman, John \(et al\)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0002118343
- ISBN 13
- 9780002118347
- Seller
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Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. Publlished as a follow-up to the Thames Television series of the same name in which thirteen well-known writers enthuse on a particular aspect of the Museum's spectacular collections. Though not necessarily experts in the fields they represent, the writers are familiar with their subjects and give vivid personal impressions of a remarkable range of fascinating objects. Included are chapters on building the Museum; the Reading Room; Prints & Drawings; The Egyptians; The Greeks; The Romans; The Romano-British; Medieval and Later Antiquities; Oriental Antiquities; Ethnography; Manuscripts; Coins & Medals; plus, information on the Departments of the Museum and Bibliographical Notes. Contains 222 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, some library markings. Green cloth boards in very good, plastic protected, pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptionally good for ex-library example. -
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- Seller
- William Robertson (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 01763
- Title
- Treasures of the British Museum
- Author
- Betjeman, John \(et al\)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002118343
- ISBN 13
- 9780002118347
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Cultural History Archaeology Art British Museum Culture
- Bookseller catalogs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology;;
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William Robertson
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Lancaster, Lancashire
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