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Reprint; first published 1880. Hardcover. lxviii, 404 pages, plates A-D, VIII-XXI, plans A, B, BB, C-G; plate V is frontispiece; plate I follows page lxviii; plates II-VII interspersed in text; 551 text figures; 23.5 cm. First published 1880; this is the 1976 facsimile. Bound in rusty-orange boards, spine stamped in gold & black; no dust jacket; near Fine. stock#782/h.
Tiryns. The prehistoric palace of the Kings of Tiryns. The results of the latest excavations. by SCHLIEMANN, Henry [Heinrich]
by SCHLIEMANN, Henry [Heinrich]
Tiryns. The prehistoric palace of the Kings of Tiryns. The results of the latest excavations.
by SCHLIEMANN, Henry [Heinrich]
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New York, Scribners, 1886. . First edition, 4to, lxiv, 385 pp., woodcut frontispiece, 1 folding map of Argolis, 24 chromolithographed plates, 4 plans, 188 woodcut illustrations, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, upper cover richly gilt with gilt pictorial vignette, an excellent example.
'The book is Schliemann's best piece of archaeological writing in the modern mode. Its clear descriptions, cautious evaluation of evidence, attention to detail, and ample illustration of artifacts and features make this book of lasting scientific value and the starting place for the ongoing study of the site of Tiryns and research into the Mycenaean world' (Runnels).
Runnels 1886; Blackmer 1501.
'The book is Schliemann's best piece of archaeological writing in the modern mode. Its clear descriptions, cautious evaluation of evidence, attention to detail, and ample illustration of artifacts and features make this book of lasting scientific value and the starting place for the ongoing study of the site of Tiryns and research into the Mycenaean world' (Runnels).
Runnels 1886; Blackmer 1501.
- Bookseller Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Book Condition Used
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher New York, Scribners, 1886.