Celtic Britain
by Chadwick, Nora K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Thames & Hudson. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows light shelf wear, price-clipped, some offset on endpapers. A tear on front flap. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. This appears to be published in Britain by the original publisher (Thames & Hudson) with the imprint of Frederick A. Praeger pasted over it on the title page ; Ancient People and Places #34; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages; "The Celtic peoples are the earliest inhabitants of Britain who have been able to speak to us directly. In their native British poetry and early stories, their laws and genealogies, their funerla inscriptions on stone and their Latin historical writings they have communicated their intellectual life to us personally." (jacket blurb) .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18558
- Title
- Celtic Britain
- Author
- Chadwick, Nora K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Archaelogy, Celtic, Britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Archaeology;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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