A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh by Austen Henry Layard - 1858

Derby & Jackson, 1857. Hardcover. Good. . Fading to spine, rubbing at edges, general shelf/age wear. Occasional minor foxing, overall clean, textblock good.

New York, Harper & Bros, 1854. Hardcover. Acceptable. Boards detached. Worn. xxiii, 360 pages illustrations 20 cm. Abridged by Him from His Larger Work.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Good. Good. No dust jacket as issued. good very solid and tight 360 p. Includes illustrations. numerous woodcuts

John Murray, 1851. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. leather bound edition please ask for photos excellent condition

1852 JOHN MURRAY, LONDON. VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH PROTECTIVE DUST WRAP. MURRAY'S READING FOR THE RAIL SERIES. ARRANGED BY THE AUTHOR FROM HIS LARGER WORK. FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH WOODCUTS AND PLANS. SOME UNCUT PAGES.

BOUND IN A 19TH CENTURY FULL LEATHER BINDING, MARBLED ENDPAPERS & PAGE EDGES, FRONTIS PLATE + SEVERAL ILLUSTRATIONS WITH SOME FOLDING. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. COUPLE OF SPLITS TO LEATHER AT TOP OF FRONT & REAR OUTER HINGES [MOSTLY FRONT BOARD] WITH BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED. SOME RUBBING TO EDGES OF BINDING WITH A FEW MARKS TO BOARDS, CORNERS BUMPED, NAME & DATE TO FRONT ENDPAPER, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES. OVERALL IN GOOD-VERY GOOD CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

NEW YORK, DERBY & JACKSON, 1859, 1859. ORIGINAL DARK BROWN CLOTH GOOD-VERY GOOD. Hardcover.

London: John Murray. , 1861.. A very good example.. 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;