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1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 535pp, illustrated, owner's bookplate on endpaper, news cuttings pasted to half-title, slight browning, text clean and binding sound, Good condition, dustwrapper edges rubbed, price-clipped. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 664033
Titel: Layard of Nineveh
Verlag: John Murray, London, 1961,
Erscheinungsdatum: 1961
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Anbieter: Joseph Burridge Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. VG cloth, lacks DJ. x, 535 pages illustrations, folded map, portraits : 22 cm. Contents: Part 1. Travel 1817-1845 Disraeli and the Arabian nights 'We rode alone' 'Mystery hangs over Assyria' Adventures with the Bakhtiari 'I scarcely know which way to turn' Constantinople and Sir Stratford Canning Part II. Archaeology 1845-1851 visions of places underground they have found Nimrod himself! a firman without funds the Nestorians and Yezidis treated as a master-bricklayer the bull is taken to the Tigris Triumphal return to England the greatest achievement of our time the Winged Lions leave Nimrud Nineveh and Babylon Part III. Politics 1852-1869 visions of ambition where are you to stop Russia? into the cannon's mouth we looked to you as our champion India during the mutiny collared and harnessed Part IV. Diplomacy: Spain 1869-1877 Bismarck and the Spanish king they will kill him too revolutions give one a deal of work presumptuous Dons Part V. Diplomacy: Turkey 1877-1884 Gladstone a mere vulgar pamphleteer Disraeli makes Layard ambassador the amiable Sultan Abdul Hamid Turkey is fighting our battle it is Poland over again the Russians threaten Constantinople Negotiations for Cyprus Another quarrel with Gladstone the very heart of chaos Gladstone recalls Layard Part VI. Retirement 1884-1894 Art and writing in Venice the thieving of Assyrian antiquities what many have attempted you have done a hundred years later. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3cb206
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Anbieter: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.x, 335 pages, a very good hardback, publisher's original beige cloth binding with bright gilt lettering to the spine against a red label. NOT FROM A LIBRARY and indeed completely clean from any former owner makings. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10743
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Anbieter: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Neuseeland
First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers xxpae128068
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Anbieter: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. A due and just homage to the life and works and travel of Lord (1817-1894) and Lady Layard. The Introduction notes that the biography is built upon 340 volumes of Layard papers in the Manuscript Room of the British Museum. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, light brown cloth over boards, brown lettering over burgundy spine label, rubbed a bit, light forward cock to spine, else clean of interior, unmarked, minimal rubbing to extremities. Gordon Waterfield was a British journalist, also a broadcaster and an author of multiple works of social history and travel. Born in 1903, died in 1987, he wrote popularly about Egypt, classical archaeology, Aden and now Layard of Nineveh. Several score sharp and distinct black-and-white illustrations and plates, printed on high-gloss paper, and a map of Layard's travel at book's end. x, 1-535 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 359650
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Anbieter: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, Vereinigtes Königreich
1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered light brown cloth, top edge red (VG), dustwrapper (VG, price clipped). Pp. x + 535, illus with b&w plates and drawings in text and with coloured folding map (pages rather musty; previous owner's neat inscription on front paste-down). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 185857
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Anbieter: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: slightly edge-worn and a little darkened, even so still showing well. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 126966
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Anbieter: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover book in very good condition. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 020538
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Anbieter: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Near fine in Good+ jacket, clipped and repriced by Jihn Murray, with some yellowing and a few small nicks. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1677577682832
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Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN: Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4136060
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Anbieter: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on half title page. Also a gift inscription and owner's name. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic. Inscribed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 053218
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