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Description of the Plains of Troy

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Description of the Plains of Troy: With a map of that region delineated from an actual survey. Read in French before the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Feb 21 and 28 and March 21, 1791. ... Translated by Andrew Dalzel.

by CHEVALIER, M

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Edinburgh: Printed for T. Cadell, 1791. With a map of that region delineated from an actual survey. Read in French before the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Feb 21 and 28 and March 21, 1791. ... Translated from the Original not yet Published, ... by Andrew Dalzel. Edinburgh: Printed for T. Cadell, 1791.

First English edition. Quarto. xv, 154, 10. Four engraved maps, of which three are folding.

Contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, red morocco label. Edges of free endpapers slightly browned from the turn-ins under the pastedown endpapers. Occasional light spotting. Light rubbing to extremities. Still a very good, clean copy, well-margined. Maps exceptionally fresh.

"Marks the beginning of modern archaeological exploration in that area" (Blackmer 993)

HBS 66804.

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Title
Description of the Plains of Troy
Author
CHEVALIER, M
Book Condition
Used
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Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Date Published
1791
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Archaeology

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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Quarto
The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Rebacked
having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...

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