The British Museum: Its History and Treasures
- 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.
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