ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHAEOLOGY
ILLUSTRATED! — Swedish Antiquities
Montelius, Oscar. Antiquités suédoises, arrangées et décrites .... Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner, 1873–75. 2 vols. in 1. 8vo (25.1 cm, 9.9"). [6], 80, [12], 182, [16] pp.; illus.
• Lipperheide, Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheide’schen Kostumbibliothek, 285m. Contemporary quarter morocco with marbled paper–covered sides, spine with gilt-stamped title; joints and edges rubbed, joints cracked
and leather chipped at spine extremities. Front free endpaper separated but present; front pastedown and free endpaper institutionally rubber-stamped. Pages clean. 
Absorbing.
Long the Standard in its Field — Many Illustrations Potter, John. Archaeologia graeca or the antiquities of Greece. The fifth edition. London: Ja. & Jo. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. & B. Sprint, et al., 1728. 8vo (19.8 cm, 7.75"). 2 vols. I: iv, [4], 464, [28 (index)] pp.; 2 fold. plts., 7 plts. II: [4], 420, [36 (34 index, 2 adv.)] pp.; 9 fold. plts., 13 plts.
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illustrated with 31 copper-engraved plates (11 folding) depicting temples, theatres, wrestlers and other burly athletes, armor, military maneuvers, ships, and elephant- and horse-drawn war carriages; the title-pages are printed in red and black, and the text is ornamented with head- and tailpieces in addition to decorative capitals.
Present here under a handsome headpiece is a vigorous two-page note from "THE BOOKSELLERS TO THE READER," explaining why first editions are not always to be preferred and why some editions may not be among the trustworthy!
Ancient Celts &
GaulsRobiou de la Tréhonnais, Félix Marie Louis Jean. Observations critiques sur l’archéologie dite préhistorique, spécialement en ce qui concerne la race celtique. Paris: Didier, 1879. 8vo (23 cm, 9"). [4], 112, [2] pp.
Scarce. OCLC, RLIN, and NUC Pre-1956 report only one U.S. holding of this item.
• Contemporary quarter morocco with mottled paper-covered sides, spine with gilt-stamped title and gilt-ruled raised bands; spine slightly darkened, edges and corners showing traces of wear. Front pastedown with institutional
rubber-stamp (no other markings). Publisher’s printed paper wrappers bound in; front fly-leaf partially adhered to front inside wrapper. Pages lightly age-toned, else clean. A good copy.
485
Stunning Views
of
England,
Scotland,
& Wales
EACH
IMAGE
Hand-Captioned
Storer, James
Sargant. Antiquarian and topographical cabinet, containing a series
of elegant views of the most interesting objects of curiosity in Great Britain.
London: W. Clarke, J. Carpenter, & H.D. Symonds, 1807–11. 8vo. 10
vols. I: [approx. 112] pp.; 56 plts. II: pp.; 49 plts. III: [approx. 110] pp.;
55 plts. IV: [approx. 92] pp.; 46 plts. V: [approx. 86] pp.; 43 plts. VI: [approx.
106] pp.; 53 plts. VII: [approx. 98] pp.; 49 plts. VIII: [approx. 86] pp.; 43
plts. IX: [approx. 110] pp.; 55 plts. X: [approx. 72], [16 (index)] pp.; 36
plts. (15 plts. lacking of 500).
Click the images for enlargements. hand-inked calligraphic captions. Those images depict such scenic high spots as Dunstaple Priory in Bedfordshire, Roman remains in Brecknockshire, the “great oak” at Silton, a Crusader monument in Winchester Cathedral, Tintern Abbey (of course), and many, many churches and castles; they were engraved by J. Greig, W. Angus, W. & G. Cooke, and J. Storer after drawings by various hands. Each plate is accompanied by a letterpress description, generally about two pages long.
A luxurious, in fact in its way spectacular, production. (22855)
“The Phallic Idea”Westropp, Hodder Michael; & Charles Staniland Wake. Ancient symbol worship. Influence of the phallic idea in the religions of antiquity. New York: J.W. Bouton & London: Trübner & Co., 1874. 8vo (24.7 cm, 9.75"). 98, [6 (adv.)] pp. 
The advertisement leaves are devoted specifically to books of phallic subject matter.
• NSTC 0803266; Allibone, Critical Dictionary, 1505. Publisher’s green cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped medallion, spine with gilt-stamped title; cloth rubbed at corners and pulled at spine extremities, board edges lightly discolored. Pencilled owner’s name in upper margin of title-page. Title-page and two others pressure-stamped; preface with inked annotation and stamped numeral. Pages slightly age-toned, else clean.
“Arguably theGolden Age of ENGLISH ART” Wilson, David M. Anglo-Saxon art from the seventh century to the Norman Conquest. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, (copyright 1984). 8vo. 224 pp.; illus.
• Publisher's brown cloth, spine with gilt-stamped title, in original dust jacket; dust jacket with corner clipped but price remaining, front upper outer corner very slightly crumpled. A clean, beautiful copy. (24834)
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