Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. With Numerous Engravings Illustrative of the Scenery, Architecture, Costume, and Fine Arts of that Country, and a History of the Characteristics of Greek Art, by G. Scharf. A New Edition, carefully Revised.
by Christopher Wordsworth
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London: William S. Orr, 1853. New revised edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Copley Fielding; F.Creswick; D.Cox etc. etc.. New revised edition first printing Quarto hardback Fine full leather pictorial gilt Five raised bands all edges gilt xxiv + 458 pages Illustrated with 25 tissue guarded steel engraved plates and hundreds of wood engravings Near Very Good condition Leather rubbed at edges and spine Occasional light foxing No inscriptions
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- Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. With Numerous Engravings Illustrative of the Scenery, Architecture, Costume, and Fine Arts of that Country, and a History of the Characteristics of Greek Art, by G. Scharf. A New Edition, carefully Revised.
- Author
- Christopher Wordsworth
- Illustrator
- Copley Fielding; F.Creswick; D.Cox etc. etc.
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New revised edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William S. Orr
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Pages
- 482
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 3.31 lbs
- Keywords
- Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. With Numerous Engravings Illustrative of the Scenery, Architecture, Costume, and Fine Arts of that Country, and a History of the Characteristics of Greek Art, by G. Scharf. A New Edition, carefully Revised;
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