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The Elgin Affair : The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused
by Vrettos, Theodore
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436204622
- ISBN 13
- 9780436204623
- Seller
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About This Item
London, UK: Secker & Warburg, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 238pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Recounts in colourful detail the full scandalous story behind the abduction of the 'Elgin Marbles' from the Parthenon in Athens to the British Museum in London.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008864
- 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
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0436204622
- ISBN 13
- 9780436204623
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Art, sculpture, Parthenon, Elgin Marbles, British Museum,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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