The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an
The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an
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DODWELL, EDWARD
Views and Descriptions of Cyclopian, or, Pelasgic Remains, in Greece and Italy. London: Adolphus Richter, 1834
FIRST EDITION, folio (490 x 336mm.), 132 lithographed plates after Dodwell and others (plate 2 in 2 plates, plate 12 in 2 plates, plate 25 in 3 plates, plate 36 duplicated), modern red half leather, marbled boards, new endpapers, minor browning
"Published posthumously. These very interesting plates include little-known sites, e.g. Salona (Amphissa), Orchomenos, Gortys, and Aliartos" (Blackmer).
LITERATURE:
Blackmer 494