The Earth, the Temple and the Gods Greek Sacred Architecture by Scully, Vincent - 1962

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. xxvi, 257, (170) pages; Contents clean and secure in original cream cloth binding with lettering in red in edgeworn dustjacket with chipping at extremities. Profusely illustrated. From the dustjacket: "In this comprehensive study of Greek temples and site planning, the author adopts a hitherto undeveloped view of Greek sacred architecture. Vincent Scully treats the temples as physical embodiments of the gods in landscapes which had for the greeks divine attributes and sacred connotations. He explores the meanings inherent in the calculated interaction between the man-made sculptural forces and the natural landscape, and relates this to our understanding of Greek culture from the pre-Greek Aegean to the Hellenistic period." .

Praeger, 1969. Revised edition. 8vo, 272pp + 456 b/w illus in rear section. A very good hardback copy in a like dust jacket with a faded spine.. Includes reconstruction drawings, plans & maps along with its richly illustrated, detailed discussions of the major sites.

Yale University Press, 1979. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Blue cloth with white sp. lettering, virtually pristine. f/piece + xxxii + 271 + 456 photos, maps and figs, many several to a page and some sub-numbered; no obvious internal faults, this would be 'As New' but for small tanning spots to top and outer edges of text-block. Unclipped jacket clean with trivial hint of rubbing to back joint and bottom back edge, will add protective sleeve when ordered. Weighs just over 1.6 kg unpacked so allow for additional postage outside UK. 20.5 cm x 28.5 cm