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three red books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacethree red books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacesix red books stacked on top of each other on a white surfacean open book with a bust of a man on top of itan open book with a picture of a coin on ita map of greece on the table next to a pair of red wine glassesan open book with a drawing of a map on itan old book with a picture of a man in a suit and tiea book with a picture of a man in a suit and tie
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139 - DURUY, Victor. History of the Greeks from the Earliest Times…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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DURUY, Victor. History of the Greeks from the Earliest Times to the Incorporation of Greece into the Roman Empire. A superb, richly illustrated edition, all in uniform bindings bearing the Flammarion mark. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1887–1889. 3 in-4 volumes, each bound in red half-maroquin with corner caps, ribbed spine and gilt head. Bindings signed ‘Flammarion’. 822, 749 and 740 pp., with a great many illustrations in black and white and in colour. Some normal wear, mainly to the edges; a few foxing spots on the first few leaves of volume II. New edition. Revised, expanded and enriched with over 2,200 engravings based on ancient models. Illustration details: - Volume I: The Formation of the Greek People. 808 engravings, 9 maps and 5 chromolithographs. - Volume II: From the Persian Wars to the Treaty of Antalcidas. 756 engravings, 4 maps, 5 chromolithographs and 2 plates printed separately from the text. - Volume III: From the Treaty of Antalcidas to the subjugation of Greece as a Roman province. 639 engravings, 13 maps, 4 chromolithographs and 2 plates printed separately from the text. In good condition.
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