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The Old Straight Track, Its Mound, Beacons, Moats, Sites and Mark Stones
by Watkins, Alfred
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London : Abacus, 1974. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Line drawings, map illustrations and black and white photos. First published in 1925 and out of print the many years , this book remains the most important source for the study of the ancient straight tracks or ley lines that criss-cross the British Isles. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 234 pages. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers faintly foxed, text not foxed. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Small chip on front cover.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Archaeology; British Archaeology; ISBN: 0349137072. ISBN/EAN: 9780349137070. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52978. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil Endpapers faintly foxed, text not foxed All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Small chip on front cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52978
- Title
- The Old Straight Track, Its Mound, Beacons, Moats, Sites and Mark Stones
- Author
- Watkins, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 234
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Archaeology BZDB397 archaeology, leys, pagan sites Archaeology; British Archaeology; The Old Straight Track Its Mound Beacons Moats Sites and Mark Stones
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Biblio member since 2020
Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Books sourced from all over the world adorn our shelves. We carry a general range of books, some 18,000, including fiction and non-fiction in all genres. We stock collectibles, rare and antiquarian and many out-of-print books. Lonely Planet described Spencer & Murphy Booksellers as "the best bookshop in the North" and we are known as a treasure trove of books and often as Aladdin's Cave of Books.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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