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His nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries (th ednineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries illustrated with frontispiece, folding map and full-page engravings item description a facilitating volume providing an in depth look at nineveh and persepolis with recent (for that time) discoveriesthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)wear at extremitiesinner hinges are very good with no splitsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellersâare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spinethe book is illustrated, with fold out âmap of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persiaâ, frontispiece of âthe king (nownersâ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pagepalace, nimrud)â, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravingsvaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiesâvaux was born in in oxfordall pages are tightly held at the gutterinternally, in very good condition indeedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )condition solid and firm boardsno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pagesbook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437
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Gorge nathan & ridley hayes were birmingham silversmiths who made reproduction pieces including copies of archaeological discoveries, from mycenae and assyria in particulartheir mark has also been found on chester silver and london silverdimensions - 14 x 10 x 16please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipping price includes express delivery service (one to two working days), full insurance and packagingantique late edwardian sterling silver milk/cream jug maker: george nathan & ridley hayes made in chester, fully hallmarkeditem will be safely and securely packaged and shipped within one to two working dayscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available4 cm approx weight: 417 grams condition: subtle signs of usage, minor oxidation mark, shown in pictures, otherwise excellent and pleasant overall condition, please see pictures for a better view of the items conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethey entered a variety of makersâ marks between andare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove dust jacket price clipped, owner name, slight spotting to top page edges
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Catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablesecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece â north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacheribâs palace (kouyunjik)â, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps âmap of assyria, and map of mesopotamiaâ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiessome rubbing to front inner hingediscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layardâs important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedpublished by john murray, londonthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryinternally; is almost goodplates are bright5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishersâ worksoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)rubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversa scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionsome pencil writing on front free endpaperbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storepages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingtitles in gilt to spinenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages
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With historical narrative and comparative notes, and illustrations in colour and monochrome comprising eight plates in colour (including tissue-guarded frontispiece), 32 plates in monochrome and a fold-out map good condition light bumping to cover corners and spine ends light foxing and soiling to page edges,commensurate with age of bookolive green cloth binding with brown lettering to front cover 537 pages including indexthere is dedication on inside page, binding and typography suggest the book was published circatitle in the myth and legend in literature and art series of books from the publishersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ludlow a very nice example with beautiful coloured plates and fold put map in very good order
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