ENGRAVINGS FROM THE ANCIENT MARBLES
IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, Part IX
Object brought from Greece by Earl of Elgin
(None from the Parthenon in this volume)
by Edward Hawkins
1842. Hardcover.
VERY GOOD condition.

BOOK DETAILS:
Book Title : DESCRIPTIONS of the COLLECTION of
                   ANCIENT MARBLES in the BRITISH MUSEUM;
Sub-Title : With Engravings, Part IX
Author : Edward Hawkins
Publisher : Trustees of the British Museum, London
Printer : W. Nicol, 60, Pall-Mall, London
Date of Publication : 1842
Binding : Gray Green hardcover with paper labels to front and spine.
Size : 9 7/8” x 12 1/4”
Weight : 4 lb. 7 oz.
Number of pages : 195
Illustrated : 43 engraved plates and a vignette on the title page.

ABOUT THE ELGIN MARBLES
The Elgin Marbles are named after Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, who between 1801 and 1812 oversaw the removal of the marbles from the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena, Nike and the Propylaia and their shipment to England. In 1816, by an act of parliament, the collection was transferred to the British Museum on the condition that it be kept together and named "the Elgin Marbles".
        In the present volume (IX) are described various miscellaneous objects which were brought from Greece by the Earl of Elgin, and which are not in any way connected with the Parthenon.

BOOK CONDITION
VERY GOOD. Cover is in very good condition. Original boards and paper labels in very good condition with only a some darkening of the spine. There is darkening of the edges of the pages. The plates show tanning, whereas the text pages do not. A few plates have spotting. ALL PLATES ARE PRESENT.

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