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Nineveh and its remains: with an account of a visit to the Chaldaean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or Devil-Worshippers; and an enquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians.
by LAYARD, Austen Henry
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes, octavo (210 x 135 mm). Contemporary half tan morocco, marbled sides, raised bands, titles and decorations to compartments gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. No previous bookplates or inscriptions. Spines slightly sunned, scuff marks and some minor wear to boards, occasional spotting and foxing to text blocks; short closed tear to stub of the map of Mesopotamia. A bright very good set. Tinted lithographic frontispieces to each and 20 other plates in all, one double folding, one double-page, 5 folding maps and plans, numerous illustrations to the text. An attractive set. Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC (/lɛərd/; 5 March 1817 – 5 July 1894) was an English traveler, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal (Wikipedia).
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191
- Title
- Nineveh and its remains: with an account of a visit to the Chaldaean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or Devil-Worshippers; and an enquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians.
- Author
- LAYARD, Austen Henry
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Egyptology, Archaeology, Travel and Exploration
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
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