The British Museum, Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles

Henry Ellis

Verlag: Charles Knight, London, 1833

The first edition of Henry Ellis' uncommon work on the Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete in two volumes.Henry Ellis' interesting work on the Elgin Marbles and Bassae Frieze, exploring their long histories and importance.Ellis was the librarian of the British Museum, who were in possession of both of the sculptures, and remain so to this day.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, one map, and illustrations throughout.Volume II is illustrated with a frontispiece, and illustrations throughout.Published as part of The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, a series founded by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Published by Charles Knight between 1829 and 1838, these works were intended as complementary volumes to the Society's Library of Useful Knowledge.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light age-toning and spots to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss to the head of the spines. Spine label to Volume I is lifting. Crack to the tail of the front joint of Volume I. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Some pages unopened to the top edge. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 919P17

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The British Museum, Elgin and Phigaleian ...
Verlag: Charles Knight, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1833
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Zustand: Good
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book