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Hoare, Richard Colt. Tumuli Wiltunenses; A Guide to the Barrows on the Plains of Stonehenge, first edition, [100 copies only], 6 engraved plates, spotted, interleaved with blanks, often with manuscript technical notes by an unknown hand, William Cunnington's copy, with his signature on title, with a review from The Crypt (1829) bound in, contemporary cloth, 8vo, Shaftesbury: Printed Printed, 1829 William Cunnington (1754-1810) of Heytesbury, Wiltshire, was an English antiquarian and archaeologist who pioneered the methodical excavation of barrows. From 1804 his work was financed by the author of the present work, who cites Cunnington's discoveries extensively.
