'With an account of a visit to the Chaldean
Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis,
or Devil-Worshippers; and an inquiry into the
manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians'

2 volumes. First edition 1849.
Coolattin House Private Library.

Binding by Clarke & Bedford.
[Clarke & Bedford enjoyed the patronage of
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck,
4th Duke of Portland and other noted lumineries].

"From the private library of the Coolattin Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
estate in County Wicklow. The Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family
can trace their ancestry back to 1632 when Thomas Wentworth
held the position of Lord Deputy of Ireland.
The Lord Deputy was the of governor of Ireland on behalf of the
Crown – the direct representative of the monarch. Wentworth, who
held this position from 1632, was associated with tough and authoritarian
rule in Ireland. For his loyalty to the British Crown he was awarded a hugh
traunch of land which comprised of about 37,000 acres in the Wicklow area".

Lithograph plates.

Full-calf with gilt lineal borders.
Contrasting gilt titles.
Gilt raised bands and decorative gilt panel vignettes to spine.
Marbled endpapers and gilt dentelles.
Triple gilt page-blocks.

Volume I.
xxx, [2], 399 pages.
Frontispiece lithograph plate with tissue-guard.
Title vignette.
3 fold-out plans.
1 double-page fold-out plate.
8 full-page plates.
1 large fold-out map.
In-text woodcuts.

Volume II.
xii, 491 pages.
Frontispiece lithograph plate with tissue-guard.
Title vignette.
10 full-page plates.
1 double-page plate.
1 fold-out plan.
In-text woodcuts.

'A comprehensive mid 19th century archaeological survey of
the Assyrian city of Nineveh, located in northern Iraq
and a travelogue of the region.'

Shipped and insured [courier liability] with UPS.


'With an account of a visit to the Chaldean
Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis,
or Devil-Worshippers; and an inquiry into the
manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians'

2 volumes. First edition 1849.
Coolattin House Private Library.

Binding by Clarke & Bedford.
[Clarke & Bedford enjoyed the patronage of
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck,
4th Duke of Portland and other noted lumineries].

"From the private library of the Coolattin Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
estate in County Wicklow. The Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family
can trace their ancestry back to 1632 when Thomas Wentworth
held the position of Lord Deputy of Ireland.
The Lord Deputy was the of governor of Ireland on behalf of the
Crown – the direct representative of the monarch. Wentworth, who
held this position from 1632, was associated with tough and authoritarian
rule in Ireland. For his loyalty to the British Crown he was awarded a hugh
traunch of land which comprised of about 37,000 acres in the Wicklow area".

Lithograph plates.

Full-calf with gilt lineal borders.
Contrasting gilt titles.
Gilt raised bands and decorative gilt panel vignettes to spine.
Marbled endpapers and gilt dentelles.
Triple gilt page-blocks.

Volume I.
xxx, [2], 399 pages.
Frontispiece lithograph plate with tissue-guard.
Title vignette.
3 fold-out plans.
1 double-page fold-out plate.
8 full-page plates.
1 large fold-out map.
In-text woodcuts.

Volume II.
xii, 491 pages.
Frontispiece lithograph plate with tissue-guard.
Title vignette.
10 full-page plates.
1 double-page plate.
1 fold-out plan.
In-text woodcuts.

'A comprehensive mid 19th century archaeological survey of
the Assyrian city of Nineveh, located in northern Iraq
and a travelogue of the region.'

Shipped and insured [courier liability] with UPS.


Kirjojen lukumäärä
2
Aihe
Historia, Kuvitettu kirjallisuus, Maantiede, Matkailu / Tutkimusmatkat
Kirjan nimi
Nineveh and its Remains:
Kunto
Erittäin hyvä
Kirjailija/ Kuvittaja
Austen Henry Layard, ESQ. D.C.L.
Vanhimman kohteen julkaisuvuosi
1849
Leveys
24.5 cm
Editio
1. painos
Leveys
16 cm
Kieli
Englanti
Alkuperäinen kieli
Kyllä
Kustantamo
John Murray., London
Sidonta
Nahka
Lisäosat
Taitettavat kartat ja levyt
Sivumäärä
963

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