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Costumes et usages des peuples de la Grece moderne : d'apres les dessins executes sur les lieux en 1811
by Otto Magnus von Stackelberg; A. Testa, N. Guidetti, G. Mochetti, B. Consorti and I. Sarti
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Rome, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. [First published work on Greece, Costume Book] Folio, 34.5 x 24cm. Engraved title page, 21 (of 30) plates. Two plates (VIII & IX) hand colored. Bound in contemporary 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Modern leather spine label. Foxing throughout. Engraved by A. Testa, N. Guidetti, G. Mochetti, B. Consorti and I. Sarti, etc. Provenance: Armorial book plate of John Francis Basset. Later ownership of United States Ambassador and diplomat, Alexander Weddell (1876-1948). Refs: Quite rare. Not in Blackmer, but cf. 1591 (and footnote describing this first edition); not in Colas or Lipperheide. Stackelberg had travelled in Greece during the period 1810-1814, and was in Athens simultaneously with Byron. He excavated several archaeological sites, concentrating on Bassae.
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- Title
- Costumes et usages des peuples de la Grece moderne : d'apres les dessins executes sur les lieux en 1811
- Author
- Otto Magnus von Stackelberg; A. Testa, N. Guidetti, G. Mochetti, B. Consorti and I. Sarti
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Acceptable
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- First Edition
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- Rome
- Date Published
- 1825
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