Watch List notes:

D.M. Bailey. Catalog of the Lamps in the British Museum. Volumes I - IV. (British Museum Press, 1975-1996). Hardbound, 1,500 pages text, 500 plates. A comprehensive survey of the thousands of ancient oil lamps comprising the British Museum's collection. Includes: Volume I: Greek, Hellenistic and Early Roman Pottery Lamps; Volume II: Roman Lamps Made in Italy; Volume III: Roman Provincial Lamps; Volume IV: Lamps of Metal and Stone, and Lampstands. Only Volume IV is readily available; the entire set is almost never offered intact. FOUR VOLUMES IN SET. Very Fine condition. All volumes in original dust jackets.


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