Author: William Burckhardt Barker; William Francis Ainsworth
Title: Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and Its Governors; Being a Short Historical Account of That Province from the Earliest Times to the Present Day; Together with a Description of Some Household Gods of the Ancient Cilicians, Broken Up by Them in Their Conversion to Christianity, First Discovered and Brought to This Country by the Author
Description: London, Ingram, Cooke, & CO, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Burkhard Barker's history of Cilicia, illustrated with a folding map and many beautiful engravings. The first edition of this work.An interesting history of Cilicia, looking into the people and culture of the region.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, three plates, and many in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Edited by William Francis Ainsworth.Bookplate of A. Russell Pollock to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, front board is detached but present. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spine and lifting to the head. Bumping to the extremities. Spine and extremities are lightly discoloured. Minor spots to the boards and spine. Small cracks to the head and tail of the rear joint. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound, front endpaper and frontispiece are detached with the front board. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Folding map is edge worn and a little discoloured. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

Keywords: Lares and Penates cilicia william burkhardt barker william francis ainsworth cilicia Not Stated


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