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A History of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus, and Branchidae.
by Charles Thomas Newton
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Tuebingen, Germany
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About This Item
3 volumes (2 text-volumes and atlas). London, Day & Son 1862-1863. XXVI, 342 pages, II pages colophon ; XIV, pages 345-836 ; half-titles, engraved map, 13 lithographed plates, and text illustrations. Text-volumes uniformly bound in cont. dark brown half calf, spine gilt. 8vo. (240 x 150 mm) ; IV pages printed title and dedication, IV pages list of plates, tinted lithographed additional pictorial title and 97 plates and plans, many after R. P. Pullan or after photographs by B. Spackman, 3 double-page, 34 tinted, one with partial hand-colouring, many plates with more than one image. Atlas bound in matching cont. dark brown half calf on raised bands, gilt stamped title to spine. Folio (555 x 365 mm.). Upper spine-ends of both text-volumes damaged, atlas-volume covers rubbed and extremeties worn.
Atabey 868 ; Blackmer 1192 (both without the rare text volumes) ; Chahine 3424 ; Navari 1192 "Newton was vice-consul at Mitylene and resided in the Levante from 1852 to 1859. The expeditions to Asia Minor took place over a period from October 1856 to June 1859 and were mostly concerned with the excavations of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe sponsored the first excavation of the mausoleum, and Newton has dedicated the work to him."
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- Bookseller
- Antiquariat Banzhaf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2235
- Title
- A History of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus, and Branchidae.
- Author
- Charles Thomas Newton
- Format/Binding
- Cont. dark brown half calf, spine gilt.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Day & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862-1863
- Size
- 8vo and folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- travel, photography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Tuebingen
About Antiquariat Banzhaf
Antiquariat BanzhafWe specialize in illustrated books and manuscripts from the 17th to 20th centuries. We are focused on book arts, architecture and landscape, costume. We always have some mostly 19th century vintage photography albums and prints in stock. We issue on a regular base email lists and printed catalogs.
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Colophon
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- Folio
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