Treasures of the British Museum

London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. Publlished as a follow-up to the Thames Television series of the same name in which thirteen well-known writers enthuse on a particular aspect of the Museum's spectacular collections. Though not necessarily experts in the fields they represent, the writers are familiar with their subjects and give vivid personal impressions of a remarkable range of fascinating objects. Included are chapters on building the Museum; the Reading Room; Prints & Drawings; The Egyptians; The Greeks; The Romans; The Romano-British; Medieval and Later Antiquities; Oriental Antiquities; Ethnography; Manuscripts; Coins & Medals; plus, information on the Departments of the Museum and Bibliographical Notes. Contains 222 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, some library markings. Green cloth boards in very good, plastic protected, pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptionally good for ex-library example. -