The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria

London: John Murray , 1883. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". George Dennis; Ainsley. A set complete in two volumes containing George Dennis' remarkable and important account of Etruscan civilisation and Tuscan landscapes. The third edition with illustrations, maps, and plans. A remarkable treatise by George Dennis, British explorer of Etruria. The third edition of 1888, complete in two volumes. The first edition was published in 1848.George Dennis produced a detailed and exhaustive account of Etruscan civilisation, which to this day is considered an essential reference in Etruscan studies. Written in able prose and with much scholarly detail. A fascinating and thorough treatise, highly sought after. With an exhaustive introduction to volume one. Richly illustrated with numerous maps, plans, and illustrations in text by Dennis and Ainsley. Complete with all folding plans and maps. The frontispiece to volume two is in colour. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and tot he extremities. With a minor vertical creasing to the spine of volume one. With a small bookseller sticker to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint scattered spotting affecting the occasional leaf, particularly to the gutters. Illustrated with numerous maps, plans, and illustrations in text by Dennis and Ainsley. Complete with all folding plans and maps.  Good