Search Results: Titles starting with A from Bliss Books

First edition, very good book in very good dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Black cloth covered boards with blind-stamped laurel wreath and facsimile of author's signature in gilt on the front board panel; silver gilt lettering with gilt laurel wreath on spine. 793 numbered pages. Eight pages of maps and many b&w photos. Chronology listed on red end-papers. Boards and spine are scuffed in general. Outermost extremities are sunned, more so at head and tail of board spine. Internally clean. Text block is slightly shaken. Shelf-wear scuffs on jacket. Front inside flap has price clip of 3 1/8" by 1 1/8". Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additonal photos available at your request.

Two volumes in one, rebound in modern tan cloth. 4to. 11 1/4" by 9". External page edges are brown-tint speckled (not foxing), and age-toned. Two new front- and back-free endpapers. I: lxii, 436pp.; II: xv, 466pp. Vol I contains the fold-out Map of Greece, two closed tears at intersection of folds; frontispiece and seven additional engravings. Tissue-guards are missing from frontispiece and engraving at page 400. Vol II has a frontispiece and five other engravings, all with tissue-guards, altho one is not attached. Internal foxing is minimal, mostly around engravings and tissue-guards. Text pages are very white and with minimal age-toning. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.