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Allcroft, A. Hadrian.
Earthwork of England.
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London;
Date of Publication: 1908
Stock Code: 12993
First Edition. Octavo, pp., 711. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, pictorial device of circular earthworks gilt to upper board, titles gilt to spine, top edge dyed blue. More than 224 illustrations and diagrams within text. Spine sunned, slight shelf wear to edges of boards, front paste-down internally torn, edges evenly toned. Contents clean, bright, and fresh. A very good copy. An impressive volume by a Classicist on British earthworks with which he was personally familiar. A historically wide-ranging study, supported by an impressive number of maps, diagrams, and illustrations of the subject matter. £45.00