HARDBACK * Edition: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1980* Publisher: Phaidon Press* Binding and cover condition: Dark Blue cloth, Gilt title to spine. Top edges slightly faded. Corners v. slightly bumped at rear. VG+* Jacket condition: NOT PRICE CLIPPED showing shelf price of £9.95. some minor shelf wear to top and bottom edges, VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY clean, crisp, tight and bright. Owners name to fep. Two cuttings enclosed otherwise VG+* Illustrations: B/W photos throughout plus monochrome designs and sketch maps in text.* Pages: 197 pp. text. xi pp. Appendices & Index.* In a series of essays, this book covers all the major aspects of Roman Britain from its Conquest in AD 43 to its final abandonment in the fifth century. Topics of special interest, including the Palace at Fishbourne and Hadrian's Wall, are dealt with in a series of special two-page spreads. The 350 illustrations give a rich sample of the surviving remains. "The Companion will delight and stimulate the beginner and expert alike; it provides a perfect introduction to the subject, and answers the essential questions posed by anyone with an interest in Roman Britain". A very good clean copy of a fascinating title.

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5124
Title: A Companion to Roman Britain
Author: Clayton, Peter A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG+/VG+/VG
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0714820318
ISBN 13: 9780714820316
Publisher: Phaidon
Place of Publication: Oxford 208
Date Published: 1980-01-01
Keywords: Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55, B.C.-449 A.D, Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman, Romans -- Great Britain
Size: 208 p. : ill. (some col.), maps

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