London: John Murray. 1861. Binding: Full contemporary tan calf boards. Lower board detached. Upper and lower with decorative gilt framing. Wellington College coat-of-arms in gilt, with gilt lettering and year 1863 in gilt Roman numerals on upper. Spine with 5 raised bands in 6 compartments, densely gilted, with title in gilt in red label in 2. Decorative gilt pattern on board and spine edges. Gilt dentelles. Marbled paste-in and free endpapers. All edges marbled. , Notes: Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) as an English Assyriologist, traveller, and politician. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and Nineveh., Size: 12mo.(181x119 mm). , Illustration: A very good example of this account detailing Layard’s discovery of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh. With frontispiece and numerous wood engravings and plates, some folding out. , Category: Book Asia Middle East General; Book Antiquities;. A very good example. Item #B6715

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