Author: Waldstein, Charles; and Shoobridge, Leonard.
Title: Herculaneum / Past Present & Future.
Description: London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1908. 1908. - Quarto, black cloth titled in gilt on the spine with an image of a classical statue stamped in gilt on the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The binding is rubbed & bumped. The head & tail of the spine are chipped with small pieces out. There is a 2-inch tear to the top of the front joint with a small tear to the cloth of the adjacent corner of the front cover. xxii & 324 pages. The endpapers are darkened. There is soiling to the prelims & occasional light foxing, staining & soiling in the remainder of the book. 11 color plates & heliogravures with tissue guards, including a color frontispiece, & 48 black-and-white plates. Good.

First edition.

The authors published their plan for the excavation of Herculaneum after the Italian governent rejected a plan for an international excavation and announced that it would undertake the work itself. Good .

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY; EXCAVATION; ITALY; HERCULAENUM; CHARLES WALDSTEIN; LEONARD SHOOBRIDGE; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

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