Description: Used Hardcover, the rare enlarged 2nd edition, 1829, of Godfrey Higgins' work (first published previously in 1827): "The Celtic druids; or, An attempt to shew, that the druids were the priests of oriental colonies who emigrated from India, and were the introducers of the first or Cadmean system of letters, and the builders of Stonehenge, of Carnac, and of other cyclopean works in Asia and Europe." [4] xiv [2] xcvi, 324 pp. Added title page with lithographic vignette; Map and 46 lithographed plates (numbered 1-45; some folding) plus text illustrations. Folio, old diced cloth; spine perished and rear cover detached. Needs rebinding. A few inoffensive spots of foxing. Errata page plus additional errata slip tipped in. Approximately 5 pages have pencil underlining, and there are pen marks on errata page and insert, and these corrections have been added, see photos of examples.
Price: 900 USD
Location: Pikeville, Kentucky
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Godfrey Higgins
Publisher: Rowland Hunter, Hust & Chance, Ridgway and Sons.
Topic: Archaeology
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
