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CHADWICK, Nora

The Celts

The Celts

London: The Folio Society, 2001

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Nora Chadwick, The Celts. London: The Folio Society, 2001. Eleventh printing thus, 2017. With an introductory chapter by Barry Cunliffe. Maps by Reginald Piggott. Decorations by Frances Button. 252 × 179 × 39 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xxvi, 1–317 [318]: [16] pages of colour, [16] pages of monochrome plates. Type: Imprint. Printed (with the title-page in green-blue and black) and bound in green-blue buckram with brown endleaves by C & C Offset. Brown slip case decorated in gold. The plates reproduce photographs of Celtic antiquities, carvings, buildings and archaeological sites. Piggott has supplied a series of maps on pages xiv–xxi.

Near-fine book with pages clean, bright and securely bound, with just some spots of glue residue to top edge, as pictured. In a very good slipcase with a hint of shelf-wear and some discolouration to panels.

A scholarly exploration of the history, culture, and legacy of the Celtic peoples from ancient times through the early medieval period.

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