British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England

by William Greenwell

$175 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1877. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, 1 , 763; with appendix by George Rolleston General Remarks upon the Series of Prehistoric Crania , index, wood-engraved illustrations throughout; original red cloth, gilt stamped spine; spine slightly sunned, else very good. Contemporary relevant clippings laid in. Called a perfect treasure of information for the man of science and acclaimed for accuracy and reliability by contemporary reviewers

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