Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and its Governors; Being a Short Historical Account of That Province From the Earliest Times to the Present Day; Together With a Description of Some Household Gods of the Ancient Cilicians, Broken Up By Them in Their Conversion to Christianity, First Discovered and Brought to This Country by the Author

William Burckhardt Barker; William Francis Ainsworth

Verlag: Ingram, Cooke, & CO, London, 1853

Beschreibung

The first edition of William Burkhard Barker's history of Cilicia, illustrated with a folding map and many beautiful engravings. The first edition of this work.An interesting history of Cilicia, looking into the people and culture of the region.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, three plates, and many in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Edited byWilliam Francis Ainsworth.Bookplate of A. Russell Pollock to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, front board is detached but present. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spine and lifting to the head. Bumping to the extremities. Spine and extremities are lightly discoloured. Minor spots to the boards and spine. Small cracks to the head and tail of the rear joint. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound, front endpaper and frontispiece are detached with the front board. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Folding map is edge worn and a little discoloured. Fair. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 844P21

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and its ...

Verlag: Ingram, Cooke, & CO, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1853

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Fair

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book