nineveh remains account visit de layard austen, Edition originale (9 résultats)

XXX S., 2 Bll., 399 S.; XII, 491 S. 2 getönte Frontisp., 24 (6 gefalt.) Tafeln in Holzstich bzw. Lithographie und 1 mehrfach gefalt. Kupferstichkarte. Erste Ausgabe (Bd. 2 in zweiter Auflage) dieses klaiischen Berichts zu den ersten Ausgabrungen in in Nimrud und Ninive, bei denen bedeutende Relikte der assyrischen Kultur entdeckt wurden. - Zwei der Faltpläne mit Randeinrissen im Falz (ohne Verlust). Die gefalteten Tafeln bzw die große Kupferstichkarte auf Lwd. aufgezogen. Die gefaltete Tafel "Enuch Warriors in Battle" (mit kl. Läsuren und auf Lwd. aufgezogen) liegt lose bei. Gebräunmt und stellenw. leicht fleckig. *** *** Copyright: Matthaeus TRUPPE Buchhandlung & Antiquariat - Stubenberggasse 7 - A-8010 Graz - ++43 (0)316 - 829552 *** *** Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1750 8°. Mod. Lwd. mit Rückentitel (kl. Gebrssprn.).

Cloth. Etat : Good Plus. First Edition. Original blue cloth, gilt stamped boards and binding. Profusely illustrated with many plates in both volumes; containing maps, plans, and artworks. Lithograph frontispiece in vol. I. Fair. Vol I. contains tape repair on title page and third foldout; pages otherwise clean, boards and binding are near fine. Board detaching on Vol II, tape repairs of some pages and of one foldout, some foxing, although most pages are clean. Vol. I, 3 foldouts, Vol. II 3 foldouts. Vol. I, vii, 326 pages, plus publishing adverts at end; vol. II, x, 373 pages, including index. Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817 - 1894) was an English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician, and diplomat. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Niniveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and, in 1851, the library of Ashurbanipal.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Two Volumes. Pp.: viii, 326, pub. cat.; 373 (index). Gilt titles: sp. (faded). Frontis w/ tissue guard. Illus. w/ b/w plates: engravings, drawings, architectural plans and maps (some folded-in). Black cloth blind-stamped bds. w/ gilt engraving to frt. bds. Cors. bumped. Block-edges dusted and soiled. Sp. ends curled and chipped. P/o penned, frt. f.p.d.p and date. r.p.d.p., vol. i. Bk. seller labels to e.p.s. Damp-stain spots to frt. bds. E.p.s. age-toned. Apparent lgt. usage. Scattered fx-ing throughout, vol. ii. Damp-stain marks throughout, vol.ii. Interior leaves age-toned, else generally clean and tight. "Layard's Nineveh." A comprehensive miid 19th century archaeological survey of the Assyrian city of Nineveh, located in northern Iraq and travelogue of the region. Introductory note by Edward Robinson. Includes footnotes and appendices. All folded-in maps and plans are present. Extra postage may apply.

Hardcover. First edition. 326 & 373 pages. 24 x 15 cm, two tinted lithographed frontispieces, five folding maps and plans, and a host of plates and woodcuts in the text. Index. BLACKMER 968. The author, English archaeologist whose excavations greatly increased knowledge of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, and also made him quite wealthy. Binding firm and fresh with gilt front cover decoration bright. Text and maps generally clean, a few plates with toning at margins, rubbing to backstrip extremities. Host of publisher adverts end of Vol. I. Orig. publisher's brown cloth embossed in gilt and blind. Very good. 2 vols.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. First Edition, states "Sixth Thousand". Two volumes bound in contemporary polished calf, gilt back, brown end papers. Very Good, Vol. II missing title label, although title is stamped into spine leather. Boards rubbed and light edge wear, scattered light foxing, primarily at end papers and some of the fold-outs. xxx, (1), 399, fold-out map, xii, 495 pages. Numerous plates, woodcuts and plans, several fold-out. Fold-out map at end of Vol. I Fine. Prior owner gift inscription from Rev. James T. Round, Colchester to M.A. Burne, dated 1853, at front end page Vol. I. Rev James Thomas Round, Fellow of Ballil, 1820- 1835; rector St Runwald, St Nicholas & All Saints, Colch. 1798- 1860. A handsome set. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. First Edition. 399, 491p illustrated with 20 plates plus 5 foldouts, frontipiece in each volume. A very good set bound in 3/4 calf and marbled boards, wearing at the corners, hinges showing repair, lightly nicked at the base. bookplate in each. Enclosed in custom cloth slipcase.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good in boards. Owner name inked on front pastedown. Foxing throughout text block and front and rear panels. Open tearing on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Shelfwear on spine side edges.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First American edition. 2 vol bound in one. Large 8vo. ii-viii, [1], 4-7, [2], 10-326; [3], 2-4, [1], vi-viii, [1], 10-373, [1] pp. Half contemporary morocco ruled in gilt over pale blue cloth, winged bull embossed in gilt on the front board, blindstamped on the rear board. Spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and rules, all edges gilt. Bound by Cook and Somerville Binders N.Y. Each volume illustrated with a lithograph frontispiece, volume one illustrated with three folding plans, 13 woodcut figures, eleven plates (one of which is a folding plate), and a map at the end of the volume. Volume two illustrated with 24 plates (one of which is folding), one folding plan, and 18 woodcut figures. Howgego L19. Oxford DNB, Jonathan Parry, "Layard, Sir Austen Henry (1817-1894)". Layard's first publication on his first expedition into the archaeological sites near modern-day Mosul, Iraq. He excavated the mound at Nimrud, believing to have found the ancient city of Nineveh (he would discover that this was actually at Kuyunjik after the publication of his book). Regardless, "[Layard had] uncovered three palaces, most importantly that of Ashurnasirpal II, and many notable objects including the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III and several pairs of human-headed winged lions and bulls . in the last few weeks of this [excavation] Layard began [a dig] at Kuyunjik, nearer Mosul, and quickly discovered the largest Assyrian palace, that of Sennacherib . For his work near Mosul Layard earned the medal of the Royal Geographical Society" (Oxford DNB "Layard, Sir Austen Henry"). Layard's expedition occurred before Schliemann began his work in Turkey and Greece. An important volume chronicling early archaeology, at a time when the profession was just beginning to establish its standard practices and ways of documenting ancient culture. A Very Good book with some wear to the extremities and minor foxing scattered throughout.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Layard's findings in Nineveh and Mesopotamia from his first and second expedition. A British diplomat, archaeologist, and adventurer, Layard explored and excavated the ruins of ancient Assyria and Babylon from 1845-1851. On his first expedition Layard started with excavations at Kuyunjik and Nimrud, and investigating the condition of various peoples, until 1847; on returning to England to illustrate the antiquities he published the illustrated antiquities. Layard's first publication on his first expedition into the archaeological sites near modern-day Mosul, Iraq. He excavated the mound at Nimrud, believing to have found the ancient city of Nineveh (he would discover that this was actually at Kuyunjik after the publication of his book). From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver's, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. Moderate toning and shelfwear, bumped/rubbed corners and spine, scuffing to boards, foxing throughout, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Half dark red calf over marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and rules, all edges gilt. 8vo. xiii, 399pp.; xii, 491pp., indicies, Illus. (b/w plates, folding plates). Complete in two volumes. illustrated with a lithograph frontispiece, volume one illustrated with three folding plans, 13 woodcut figures, eleven plates (one of which is a folding plate), and a map at the end of the volume. Pencil annotations, blue endpapers. Ex-libris plates on ffep.