Lascaux and Carnac
by Daniel, Glyn
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped d/j (good, chipping at edges); red boards and gilt spine titling bright; text block firm,
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About This Item
London: Lutterworth Press, 1955. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped d/j (good, chipping at edges); red boards and gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked. 14 b/w plates and several text images.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A well-known British Archaeologist on the painted caves in various places in France as well as the magalithic monuments near Carnac in Brittany. Described by the author as 'a light gossipy guide to some aspects of the gastro-archaeology of France.'
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC123425
- Title
- Lascaux and Carnac
- Author
- Daniel, Glyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped d/j (good, chipping at edges); red boards and gilt spine titling bright; text block firm,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 127
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, archaeology, history, France, Glyn Daniel
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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