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HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples.

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Paperback / softback. New. United States consul to Cyprus from 1865 to 1877, Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832-1904) also led archaeological excavations on the island. Including maps and illustrations, this 1877 publication sketches Cypriot history and customs as well as describing significant archaeological discoveries, including artefacts that were controversially removed and sold abroad.

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Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Limassol: James Bendon, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. frontis (portrait), photos, illustrations, maps (on endpapers), index, 6, 2, xix, 456p. plus (3)p. original publisher's advertisements. Original red cloth. dj, 23cm. Minor wear on back panel of jacket. Reprint of the 1878 New York edition. Cesnola fought on the Union side in the American Civil War, achieving the rank of Colonel, and was appointed U.S. Consul to Cyprus a few months after his honorable discharge in the Fall of 1864. While in Cyprus he amassed a large collection of antiquities, many of which were purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stuart Swiny, in his Foreword to this 1991 edition, describes this book as "a tantalizing web of fact, fiction and hyperbole that researchers have labored to disentangle for well over a century."

Nicosia: Star Graphics, Ltd., 1991 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards.Unclipped DJ. Reprint of an 1877 edition. 448 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage..

Star Graphics, Nicosia, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover, red cloth. Vg condition in vg dj. Gift inscription to the previous owner, from Stuart Swiny, Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, who provided a Foreword to this reprint edition. Single nick to front panel of dust jacket resulting in small indentation to front cover. Covers otherwise unworn, contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 456 pp., illus. A nicely produced facsimile printing of the original 1878 edition.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2015. Paperback. New. 498 pages. 8.90x6.00x1.30 inches.

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Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 7x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York, Harper & Bros, 1878-01-01. Hardcover. Good. xix, 456 p. incl. front. (port.) illus., plates, maps, facsims. 24 cm. Publisher's pictorial cloth. TEG. Good cover. Shelfwear. Binding shaken. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spine. A few pages loose. Library markings. Ships daily.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Octavo. First edition. xix, 456 pp.: plates, illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm. Modern green leather, red leather spine label. Rubbing, tape residue on front flyleaf. Occasional spotting and offsetting. <br> Cesnola fought on the Union side in the American Civil War, achieving the rank of Colonel, and was appointed U.S. Consul to Cyprus a few months after his honorable discharge in the Fall of 1864. While in Cyprus he amassed a large collection of antiquities, many of which were purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Nearly fine copy in the original decorated cloth. 1878. 2nd ed.. hardcover. 8vo, 456 pp. + ads, Original black and gilt decorated blue cloth binding; top edge gilt, Ex-library copy with light markings: bookplates on front pastedown, pocket at rear and neatly blacked-out call letters on the spine .

John Murray, 1877. Hardcover. Very Good. Thick 8vo in green cloth; gilt title, devices and decorations on the spine and front board, top edge gilt. Binding tight, but with a nearly imperceptible spine lean, moderate rubbing at the corners and spine ends, short slit at the top of the front joint. Front hinge starting, rear hinge mostly cracked, college library bookplate but no other library indications, free endpapers and half title foxed, no foxing elsewhere.

Harper & Brothers, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT GILT PICTORIAL COVER AND SPINE WITH TITLE TO BOTH AND BLACK STAMPED TO REAR BOARD. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE REMARKABLE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITHOUT MARKS, EXCEPT FOR MUSEUM STAMP ON TITLE PAGE AND PREVIOUS OWNER BOOK PLATE TO INSIDE FRONT COVER. NO FOXING. 138 YEARS OLD. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 456 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9.25"x 6.5". A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS RARE BOOK, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!