Author: Rev. Robert Ferguson
Title: Nineveh and Its Ruins: Or, the History of the Great City
Description: London, T. J. Allman, c1855. Cloth. A scarce copy of this fascinating history of Ninevah, an ancient city of Upper Mesopotamia, adorned with illustrations throughout. A new edition of this work. Circa dated from an institutional copy, originally published in 1855 by Partridge, Oakey and Co. In the publisher's pleasing gilt-decorated cloth binding. This work offers a comprehensive history of the city of Nineveh, with facts on its architecture, monuments and treasures. With a coloured frontispiece and illustrated title page, three plates and array of in text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. With a charming contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. In the original decorative cloth. Externally, smart. With rubbing to the extremities, resulting in loss of cloth to the spine head and tail and corners. A couple marks to the boards. Front hinge is tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few scattered spots to the first couple leaves. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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