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BARTHELEMY, ABBE, LATE KEEPER OF THE MEDALS IN THE CABINET OF THE KING OF FRANCE AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES LETTRES. The Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece During the Middle of the Fourth Century Before the Christian Era. Translated from the French. (in Six (6) Volumes)
London:, C. and J. Rivington; J and W. T. Clarke; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green and others., 1825. 6th edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4. Full burgundy leather with five raised bands on the spine. Gold stamped title and volume number on the spine. Edges of the boards have gilt decoration and all pages edges are gilt. A couple of the hinges are cracked, but the bindings are all very tight, Slight shelf wear, else a better than Very Good set of books. Very interesting and attractive addition to any library. Anacharsis departed from Scythia in April of 363 B.C. and returned in 337. During that time, he visited Athens ( and was at the Olympic Games in July of 356), Egypt, Persia, the coast of Asia and many of the Aegean Islands.
Offered for US$ 450.00 by: Sun Mountain Books - Book number: 10941
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