Stonehenge Complete

London: Thames&Hudson, 1983. Hardcover. Good/fair. The first - and possibly only - attempt to bring together all that is known about Stonehenge at the time of publication (1983). Here you will find details of the antiquarians and archaeologists who have dug there over the last 400-years, together with all their findings and theories. Illlustrates the monument using works from the past 800-years, from manuscript iluminators to recent photographers, including the two greatest English water-colour painters, Constable and Turner, with Bill Brandt and Henry Moore amongst the modern masters. Looks at Stonehenge in literature and the arts, folklore, advertising and the history of tourism. Along the way we learn how this unique edifice has been threatened down the years by souvenir-hunters, railway builders, speculative builders, showmen and the army - plans were afoot at one stage to ship it wholesale to America. A truly unique and fascinating volume for archaeologists, ancient historians or anyone with a passion for this best known of all Megaliths. Contains 296 pages, 25 x 19.5cms, and over 260 photos, drawings and maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Green boards in fair, plastic-protected, illustrated dust jacket. Internally, good: generally clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.