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Region: Britain - S. England

An illustrated guide to the C18th Palladian villa subsequently altered and extended during Capability Brown's tenure as advisor and landscaper of the house's extensive park.  Paperback.  32 pages.  In very good clean condition.   Cat No 5107

Region: Britain - N. England

Booklet.  10 pages.  Slight crease to back cover, otherwise in good condition.  Cat No 5062

Region: Mediterranean

Illustrated guidebook to the enigmatic prehistoric 'cart-ruts' with illustrations, location maps and an explanation of their origin.  Paperback.  40 pages.  Signed dedication on the title page from one of the joint authors, otherwise in good clean condition.  Cat No 5010

Region: Britain - S. England

A description of the history, construction and function of the pumping station on the Kennet & Avon Canal, built in 1810, restored and still working today.  Paperback.  66 pages.  Slight wear to corners, otherwise good clean condition.  Cat No 4963

Region: India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka

A thorough scholarly account of the ancient Buddhist Kushana empire of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD which extended across present-day Pakistan and northern India having filled the vacuum left by retreating Greeks.

Region: Mediterranean

A substantial museum catalogue of seventy artefacts from the Palaeolithic to the Qumran scrolls of the 2nd century BC arranged in sections devoted to prehistory, Hellenistic, Byzantine, Egyptian, Islamic and numismatic collections.

Region: Mediterranean

A large fold-out double plan of Knossos.  On one side is a detailed site plan and location map, on the other a superb poster-sized reconstruction.  In very good clean condition.  Cat No N252

Region: Britain - Scotland

Pocket guide to one of Scotland's richest concentrations of prehistoric burial cairns and standing stones.  Illustrated with b&w photographs and a location map.  Paperback.  40 pages.  Good clean condition.  Cat No 4530

Region: Greece

An illustrated visitor's guide to the ancient Greek ruins of Nemea by the lead excavator.  Dual language text English/Greek.  Paperback.  20 pages.  A small name inscribed inside cover, otherwise good clean condition.  Cat No N185

Region: Egypt

An academic study of the carved limestone statuette of Queen Tetisheri dating from the eighteenth dynasty which was purchased in Cairo by noted Egyptologist Wallis Budge for the Museum's collection in 1890.