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The British Museum: Its History and Treasures

by Shelley, H.C.

Publisher : L.C. Page & Company
Published In : Boston
Illustrations : frontis, 47 b/w plates, 2 folding plans

Description:

A View of the Origins of that Great Institution, Sketches of Its Early Benefactors and Principal Officers, and a Survey of the Priceless Objects preserved within its Walls. First edition.

Condition

8vo, orig. red cloth, gilt to spine, (slightly faded), front cover blocked in gilt with red, blue orange and green, teg. Contemporary gift inscription to endpaper. An attractive copy. Vg.