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Lot 396: A Collection of Books including Salway, Peter. Roman Britain. Clarendon Press, 1981 (DJ)
A collection of books and softcover volumes primarily focused on the local history of Cornwall and the engineering legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The group includes a hardcover edition of Brunel: The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Angus Buchanan, published by Hambledon and London in 2002, featuring an illustrated black and white dust jacket. Also present is Falmouth in Old Photographs, collected by Peter Gilson, in pictorial softcover wrappers. Other identifiable titles include Fowey Album by Billie Graeme and Jim Matthews, a hardcover with a red dust jacket, and a softcover book titled Lanteglos by Fowey. The collection consists of multiple volumes in octavo and quarto formats, featuring photographic plates and historical accounts of maritime and social history in the West Country. The items are housed in a cardboard box bearing an auction lot label numbered 397.
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