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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) discoverieswear at extremitiesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeinner hinges are very good with no splitsno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pages), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellersâownersâ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pagethe book is illustrated, with fold out âmap of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persiaâ, frontispiece of âthe king (nthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)palace, nimrud)â, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravingsâvaux was born in in oxfordcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablevaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiespublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )all pages are tightly held at the gutterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition solid and firm boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spinebook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437internally, in very good condition indeed
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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 particularare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey entered a variety of makersâ marks between andour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeitem will be safely and securely packaged and shipped within one to two working daysshipping price includes express delivery service (one to two working days), full insurance and packaging4 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 conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetheir mark has also been found on chester silver and london silverantique late edwardian sterling silver milk/cream jug maker: george nathan & ridley hayes made in chester, fully hallmarkeddimensions - 14 x 10 x 16catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop hove dust jacket price clipped, owner name, slight spotting to top page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishersâ worksinternally; is almost gooddiscoveries 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 artefactssome rubbing to front inner hingeslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditiona 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 explorationcondition wear at extremitiesapart 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 countryoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)plates are brightsome pencil writing on front free endpaperoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionsecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagespages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterichly 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 engravingsnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagespublished by john murray, londonthe 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 foundedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikititles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow a very nice example with beautiful coloured plates and fold put map in very good ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith 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 537 pages including indexthere is dedication on inside page, binding and typography suggest the book was published circaolive green cloth binding with brown lettering to front cover good condition light bumping to cover corners and spine ends light foxing and soiling to page edges,commensurate with age of booktitle in the myth and legend in literature and art series of books from the publisher
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