Books in this category
Nanking Cargo: Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold, European Glass and Stoneware
Auction catalogue of an astonishing 5785 lots described and many illustrated in colour. 272 pages. Large hardback in excellent new condition. Cat No 4986
Mediæval Costume and Life
A record of medieval costume worn by sections of the populace from royalty down. Illustrated with a large number of b&w plates. Hardback. 142 pages. Some obvious spotting to end papers and a small inscribed bookplate, otherwise in good condition in a tight clean binding.
History from the Farm
Case studies of historic farms in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Staffordshire and Scotland. Illustrated. Hardback. 142 pages. In very good clean condition in a good dustjacket. Cat No 4980
Beyond the Bounds of History: Stories from the Old Stone Age
Illustrated in colour and b&w. Hardback. 100 pages. In very good clean condition in a good dustjacket. Cat No 4978
Temple Balsall: The Warwickshire Preceptory of the Templars and Their Fate
Hardback. 172 pages. In new condition. Cat No 4977
Roman Exeter: Excavations in the War Damaged Areas 1945-1947
Hardback. 104 pages. Lacks dustjacket and minor cover discolouration but internally very clean with no inscriptions or library markings. With many line drawings and eleven b&w plates, plus site plans, including the five fold-out plans at the rear all in excellent condition.
The Celebrated Collection of Ancient Marbles, The Property of The Most Hon. The Marquess of Lansdowne
Auction catalogue of an unrivalled collection of 121 Roman marble sculptures and Renaissance copies each described in detail and many illustrated. Essays and appendices add substance by providing detailed information on the formation and history of the collection.
Buried Treasure
Looks at some of the famous treasures of the past describing the equipment and techniques used to recover them as well the legends of hoards that remain undiscovered. Hardback. 62 pages. Very good clean condition. Cat No 4969
The South Saxons
A large commemorative volume of ten essays by archaeologists and historians celebrating the heritage and material culture of the Sussex Saxons before the Norman invasion. Hardback. 262 pages. In a slightly worn dustjacket, otherwise in good condition. Cat No 4960
Old and New Worlds: Historical/Post-Medieval Archaeology Papers from the Joint Conferences at Williamsburg and London 1997
A wide ranging collection of forty-two papers from a 1997 conference on post-medieval archaeology - five are concerned with the use and interpretation of evidence; thirteen describe settlements and their communities on both sides of the Atlantic; four are on nautical and military operations
