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Livres anciens et modernes

Gosse, Philip Henry

Assyria; Her Manners and Customs, Arts and Arms, Restored from her Monuments

1852

151,34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1852
Lieu d'édition
London. S. P. C. K.
Auteur
Gosse, Philip Henry
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Asia Archeology
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [19 x 13 cm]; xviii, 642 pp, engraved map frontis by J. Archer, numerous engraved illustrations, including 3 signed by J. W. Whimper, index. contemporary full grained black morocco, gilt-ruled, raised bands, gilt title lettering on spine, marbled edges and endpapers, bookplate of Paddy Latham, minor foxing but mostly clean, edges lightly rubbed, very good sound copy. A picture of this book is Freeman and Weertheimer 57. The author is primarily known as a marine biologist and the writer of many famous books in that area. He also wrote several book on the Middle East, this one based in part on the texts of Botta, Layard and Rawlinson and on his own studies. Many of the illustrations are from the author's sketches of objects in the British Museum.