Shadow of Vesuvius Tapa dura - 1976

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

(London: Michael Joseph, 1976) 0718115570. 4to; original blue boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 128; profusely illustrated, in colour and monochrome. Short tear to top edge of dustwrapper's lower panel; a little light spotting; gift inscription to front endpaper. Very good condition. "The turn of fate which revealed the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum began in 1710 when a peasant, digging a well, struck marble from the theatre of Herculaneum. The discoveries in the two centuries that followed produced a revolution in artistic taste, affecting furniture, decoration and art in the whole civilized world. Raleigh Trevelyan's vivid narrative gives a striking personal impression of this ghostly city. He gives, too, an entertaining history of the slow unfinished striptease of time which gradually, tantalizingly, is revealing one of the greatest storehouses of treasures the world has seen, the source of much of our knowledge… Leer más

Michael Joseph, 1976-11-08. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.7986 in x 25.3807 in x 18.9856 in.

Michael Joseph Ltd, 1976. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library/discard markings. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-School Library.

Joseph, 1976. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Great Britain: Raleigh Travelyan, 1976. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have only minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 1976. First FS Edition. Cream and gilt illustrated paper boards. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 128pp. .

Joseph, 1976. Hardcover. Good.

Joseph, London, 1978. Second impression. 128p. ills. Bound. Nice copy.