Iraq and Syria,
2 volumes, including Layard, Sir Austen Henry
£375
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 9 October 2019 at 12:00 BST
Description
Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon. London: J. Murray, 1853. First edition, 8vo, 14 plates (8 tinted lithographs) & 2 folding maps, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, a little spotting; Kelly, Walter Keating. Syria and the Holy Land. London: Chapman & Hall, [c.1844]. 8vo, illustrations, fine contemporary brown morocco gilt, gilt spine, g.e., bookplate of Sir George Young (2)