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Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: being the result of a Second Expedition undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum
de Layard, Austen Henry
- Usado
- very good
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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London: John Murray 1853. 8vo.Illustrated. xxiv, 686 pp., Attractive green calf with gilt borders, raised bands with red calf title label and gilt lettering; bound by Banks jr. of Edinburgh. All edges speckled red. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations and many fold out maps, floor plans and reproductions of art and sculpture in Persia. The book focuses on the second expedition of Layard, undertaken for the trustees of the British Museum from October 1849-April 1851. Boards are clean, with minor discolouration to spine which is pleasing; slight rubbing to the extremities. Occasional spotting throughout and one of the maps has a tear but with no loss. Binding firm - an interesting and beautiful peak at 19th century Middle Eastern exploration and archealogy. . Very Good. Full Calf. First Edition. 1853.
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- Librería
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 67385
- Título
- Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: being the result of a Second Expedition undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum
- Autor
- Layard, Austen Henry
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full Calf
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- John Murray 1853
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1853
- Tamaño
- 8vo.Illustrated
- Palabras clave
- Asia,ancient history ,Kurdistan,Iraq,Persia,Archaeology,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel; Ancient History and Archaeology;
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
