English Medieval & Renaissance Silver - Franks Collection @ the British Museum - $65 - (Northampton, MA)

An Interesting Catalog- “Catalogue of the Silver Plate, Mediaeval and Later, Bequeathed to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, K.C.B., with selected examples from other sources” By Sir Hercules Read & A.B. Tonnochy. Published in London by the British Museum in 1928. description continues below the picture- - - - DISCUSSION: The British Museum notes- "Born in Geneva, Switzerland. Franks' long career at the British Museum began in 1851 with his appointment as assistant in the Department of Antiquities. He went on to serve as the Museum's first Keeper of British and Medieval Antiquities and Ethnography (1866-1896). He greatly enriched the Museum's holdings through careful acquisition and the donation of his own vast and valuable collections. Franks died in London and is buried in Kensal Green cemetery." DESCRIPTION and CONDITION NOTES: Hardcover. 9"x11", xxxviii + 58 pages with black & white illustrations and marks, plus 61 photogravure plates. Ex-Time-Life Books Editorial Reference collection, and stamped as such on the endpapers, half-title and title page. Otherwise clean and neat. - - - - - - OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Our International shipping charges are based on the weight, when boxed for shipping, of each book -please check the postage chart for the cost of shipping to your country. We offer “combined shipping charges” for orders for more than one book –this often means the shipping cost for the books is less than it would have been if they had been purchased and shipped one at a time, so please ask us for a shipping quote if you are thinking about buying more than one book. Thanks! - QUESTIONS about this item? If you have any questions regarding this item, please let us know and we will respond promptly. We have more books like this listed in our Ebay store! Joslin Hall Books Selling books since 1983 INSURANCE??? As a seller we take responsibility for properly packing and delivering your purchase safely to you. You do not have t…

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