The strange story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School. This volume includes previously unpublished photographs, illustrations from rare nineteenth century sources, and passages from the diary of Lady Charlotte Guest (cousin of Austen Henry Layard).
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The strange story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School. This volume includes previously unpublished photographs, illustrations from rare nineteenth century sources, and passages from the diary of Lady Charlotte Guest (cousin of Austen Henry Layard).
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (a little worn at extrems-otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. 232, illus with coloured and b&w photos and coloured pictorial endpapers (no inscriptions).
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New in New jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. No edition stated. Cloth binding, 232 pp. Illustrated throughout. Minor manufacturer's defects (looks like light foxing, but is not) to endpapers. New in dustjacket.
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Russell, John Malcolm., Yale University Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997, c1997, 1st Edition, 1st printing, cloth (hard cover), color illus. endpapers, near fine with near fine dj (very light edgewear), 232 pp with appendices, notes, bibliography & index, extensive full color/B&W photographic & other illus., small 4to, bookplate affixed to half title SIGNED by the author (no inscription of any kind), ISBN: 0300064594, 'In this social history of the reception of ancient Assyrian art in England and subsequently America, Russell focuses on the huge collection of artifacts that Layard brought back to England', Art History; collectible signed copy.
