Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles. by Hitchens, Christopher - 1987

Hill & Wang, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Damage to the interior of the boards. Text and pictures are clear of markings and notations. Binding is intact. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Hill and Wang. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards slightly splayed, jacket . shelfworn, top corners bumped, remainder stamp on page bottoms.. 1988. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0809041898 . Essays by Robert Browning and Graham Binns, appendices, suggestions for further reading, many black and white photos and illustrations. The late Christopher Hitchens expounds upon why the Elgin Marbles, stripped from the Parthenon and now one of the art jewels of the British Museum, should be returned to Greece. Browning's essay digs into their history and Binns describes their restoration. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Hill and Wang, 1988. First American Edition [stated], presumed First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 137, [3] pages. Illustrations. Suggestions for Further Reading. Appendix 1 & 2. Ink notation, not from author, on front free end paper. DJ, is price clipped, has some wear, tears, chips and soiling. This is an important early work by the acerbic British-born writer. Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 - 15 December 2011) was an English intellectual, polemicist, and socio-political critic who expressed himself as an author, orator, essayist, journalist, and columnist. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature. He became an American citizen in 2007. A staple of public discourse, his confrontational style of debate made him both a lauded public intellectual and a controversial public figure. He contributed to New Statesman, The Nation, The Weekly Standard, The… Read More

Hill & Wang, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First US Edition in English. Gilt lettered light grey cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Hitchens presents the case for the RETURN of the Elgin Marbles which were stripped from the Parthenon, granted, to save them from neglect, and shipped home to British Museum. An early entry in the Hitchens oevre and thus uncommon. .