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Discoveries 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

Discoveries 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

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Discoveries 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

by Layard, Austen Henry

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London: John Murray 1853. 8vo.Illustrated. xxiv, 686 pp., Attractive green calf with gilt borders, raised bands with red calf title label and gilt lettering; bound by Banks jr. of Edinburgh. All edges speckled red. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations and many fold out maps, floor plans and reproductions of art and sculpture in Persia. The book focuses on the second expedition of Layard, undertaken for the trustees of the British Museum from October 1849-April 1851. Boards are clean, with minor discolouration to spine which is pleasing; slight rubbing to the extremities. Occasional spotting throughout and one of the maps has a tear but with no loss. Binding firm - an interesting and beautiful peak at 19th century Middle Eastern exploration and archealogy. . Very Good. Full Calf. First Edition. 1853.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Discoveries 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
Author
Layard, Austen Henry
Format/Binding
Full Calf
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
John Murray 1853
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1853
Size
8vo.Illustrated
Keywords
Asia,ancient history ,Kurdistan,Iraq,Persia,Archaeology,
Bookseller catalogs
Travel; Ancient History and Archaeology;

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