The SUTTON HOO SHIP-BURIAL
British Museum Publications Limited
Complete 4-volume oversized hardcover set
Dark blue cloth hard cover with dark blue dust jackets
These 4 Books are in overall good condition
Volume 1 shows some issues probably related to past humidity exposure but still display well
I purchased this set approx. 15 years ago , same condition as it is now , and always properly stored on my library shelves
Vol. 1 shows some brown spots on outside pages edges , also on inside front & back cover pages , and on a few other pages , mainly close to the top edges , but this is just on a very few number of pages , otherwise most of the pages are looking very good
Volume 1 is complete with all :
pullout maps/cards , Foldout maps and diagrams - Bindings is solid and tight - Dust Jacket shows some wear , tears , and scuffs , the dark blues hard Cover is very good , clean , almost no wear od damages
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The other 3 volumes are in better shape , overall in very good condition , Pages are clean , Covers are clean ,bindings are solid and tight
Volume 2 dust jacket shows some wear , small tears and scuffs on the top
Volumes 3 ( I/II ) dust jackets are in better shape with minor shelf wear
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A superbly rare complete set of this monumental—and massively illustrated—account of the archeological findings at the early-medieval Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo ship burial in England
The set includes the following volumes :
Volume I : EXCAVARTIONS, BACKGROUND, THE SHIP, DATING AND INVENTORY
By Rupert Bruce-Mitford , with contributions by many other expert academics and archeologists
792 pages , with 13 color plates , 424 half tone and line illustrations in the text , 16 foldouts , 84 half tone illustrations of the coins , 37 tables, and one map pocket with 12 items
Volume II : ARMS, ARMOUR AND REGALIA , by Rupert Bruce-Mitford, with contributions by many other expert academics and archeologists. 651 pages, with 24 color plates , 443 half tone illustrations in the text , and 36 tables
Volume III , Part I : LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE SILVER , HANGING-BOWLS , DRINKING VESSELS , CAULDRONS and other CONTAINERS , TEXTILES , THE LYRE , POTTERY BOTTLE and other ITEMS
Rupert Bruce-Mitford and edited by Angela Care Evans , with contributions by many other expert academics and archeologists
Total 998 pages , with 16 color plates and 679 half tone and line illustrations in the text (total w/ Vol. III, Pt. II)
Volume III , Part II : LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE SILVER, HANGING-BOWLS, DRINKING VESSELS, CAULDRONS AND OTHER CONTAINERS, TEXTILES, THE LYRE, POTTERY BOTTLE and other ITEMS -
By Rupert Bruce-Mitford and edited by Angela Care Evans , with contributions by many other expert academics and archeologists
Total 998 pages , with 16 color plates and 679 half tone and line illustrations in the text ( total w/ Vol. III, Pt. I )
Buyer to pay shipping—this is a VERY heavy set , the 4 volumes are 30 Lbs. heavy
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