The Elgin Affair: The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused
by Vrettos, Theodore
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436204622
- ISBN 13
- 9780436204623
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 238 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges browned slightly. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. A full account of the scandalous story behind the abduction of the Elgin Marbles, named after the Scottish nobleman who carried them off from Athens over a period of seven years, from 1805 to 1812. Vrettos draws upon contemporary letters, diaries, official reports and memoranda. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Britain/UK; 19th century; ISBN: 0436204622. ISBN/EAN: 9780436204623. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7896. . 9780436204623
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7896
- Title
- The Elgin Affair: The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused
- Author
- Vrettos, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436204622
- ISBN 13
- 9780436204623
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BZDB137 lord elgin, scotland, the parthenon, acropolois, athens, greece, napoleon, byron, keats, lady hamilton, lady elgin, viscount horatio nelson, history, History; Britain/UK; 19th century; ISBN: 0436204622 EAN: 9780436204623 Vrettos, Theodore The El
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