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The Elgin Affair : The Abduction of Antiquity’s Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused

Author(s):

Vrettos, Theodore

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Yes

Dust Jacket Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket Protection:

–

Edition:

1st Edition

Impression:

1st Impression

Signature:

–

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Secker and Warburg

Publication Year:

1997

Publication Place:

London, UK

ISBN:

9780436204623

Book ID:

008864

Catalogue(s):

History – General

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First edition, first printing. 238pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Recounts in colourful detail the full scandalous story behind the abduction of the ‘Elgin Marbles’ from the Parthenon in Athens to the British Museum in London.

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