Isbn: 9780850596212 - piercebridge formula: dramatic new view of roman history (4 Ergebnisse)

Red hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket. Spine faded. Some browning to pages. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 217pp. B/w photographic illustrations and diagrams. Signed by author on the title page. The Piercebridge formula: in essence the concept that where a Roman bridge crosses a river it is likely that a Roman site may also be located nearby. This deceptively simple supposition was to revolutionise the established view of Roman Britain.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. An interesting view on Roman history. pp217.illus.maps. Signed dedication to Elisabeth Rowell on title page. Signed post-card included. Tipped in press cutting from Sunday Telegraph, plan of Birdoswald Camp and map of the surrounding area. Inscribed by Author(s).…

orig.boards. 24x17cm, 217 pp. "Though deceptively simple, the Piecebridge Formula [where a Roman road crosses a river there is an excellent chance of finding the remains of a Roman site] - will revolutionise our view of Roman Britain. Its implications are destined to influence archaeologists for many years to come. For what freelance pilot and amateur archaeologist Raymond Selkirk has discovered is that the Roman Conquest of Britian was carried out by water transport and not by road as has been commonly supposed.." - dustwrapper. Contents: The principles of aerial archaeology; Who's who under the ground; The Roman roads; A new insight - the Roman supply lines; The search intensifies; Roman sea power; Roman engineering Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Textual photo illustrations. (illustrator).…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Condition Notes: Gently faded at the spine and slightly onto the panels of the dust wrapper. Upper board slightly dust-marked. Text complete, clean and tight; First edition (first printing). Signed copy. Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9¾" x 6¾" (0.8 kg); pp 217; Index; Signed by the author on the title page unverified and reflected as such in the without provenance. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Diagrams; Maps; Tables; Illustrated endpapers and blanks; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #172362 ||.…