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Ferris, Iain.
The Beautiful Rooms Are Empty [2 Volume Set, complete].
Publisher: Durham County Council, Durham;
Date of Publication: 2010
Stock Code: 11000
FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp. [4], 267, [1]; [2], 268-605. With 177 figures throughout text, 124 plates and 162 tables. Black laminated pictorial boards. Corners and heads of spines bruised. From the library of notable archaeologist Paul Bidwell of Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums, with his ownership inscription to each ffep, otherwise contents clean and bright. A Very Good set. Full excavation report from the important campaign of work carried out at Binchester in Durham in the late 1970s and 1980s by Iain Ferris and Rik Jones including analysis of these excavations as well as substantial wider contextual material about the fort and the history of research there. Scarce. Former owner Paul Bidwell O.B.E. was responsible for the excavation of Vindolanda, and the reconstruction of Segedunum on Hadrian’s Wall, and remains one of the most respected archaeologists of his generation. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £250.00