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The Ancient Celts
by Barry Cunliffe
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0198150105
- ISBN 13
- 9780198150107
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe
Hardback, 1997, first edition, first print, published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 324 pages + xii.
In good condition. Some scuffing to dust jacket, a little edge-wear and slight tearing at rear. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight marking but quite clean and firm, small signs of shelf-wear. Binding quite firm. A little marking to page edges but quite clean. Title page contains stamp saying 'damaged' but the seller can see little obvious damage apart from the tear to the dust jacket. Page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.
Synopsis
For two and a half thousand years the Celts have continued to fascinate those who have come into contact with them, yet their origins have remained a mystery and even today are the subject of heated debate among historians and archaeologists. In this erudite and profusely illustrated history, Barry Cunliffe explores the archaeological reality of these bold warriors and skilled craftsmen of barbarian Europe who inspired fear in the Greeks and Romans. Tracing the emergence of chiefdoms and their migrations as far as Bosnia and the Czech Republic, he assesses the disparity between the traditional and contemporary information on the Celts and offers new insight into the true identity of this ancient people.
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- GN Books and Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-501
- Title
- The Ancient Celts
- Author
- Barry Cunliffe
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Print
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0198150105
- ISBN 13
- 9780198150107
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 324+
- Keywords
- Celtic, History
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Inverness, Highland
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Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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