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Auction archive: Lot number 42

Greece in 1776, With Notes on Antiquity & Cookery

Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$531
Auction archive: Lot number 42

Greece in 1776, With Notes on Antiquity & Cookery

Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$531
Beschreibung:

4, xiv, [2], 304 pp. Illustrated with 7 engraved maps and plates, 2 folding. (4to) 28.5x22.5 cm (11¼x8¾"), full calf bordered in gilt, rebacked, with new calf spine stamped in gilt and leather spine label. Chandler's account of Greece steers towards his interest in archeological and generally ancient sites of the Classical world, described alongside bustling markets, brief forays into history lessons on temple rites and Xerxes, and the best way to cook the birds found in fig orchards.

Auction archive: Lot number 42
Auction:
Datum:
2 Jun 2022
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

4, xiv, [2], 304 pp. Illustrated with 7 engraved maps and plates, 2 folding. (4to) 28.5x22.5 cm (11¼x8¾"), full calf bordered in gilt, rebacked, with new calf spine stamped in gilt and leather spine label. Chandler's account of Greece steers towards his interest in archeological and generally ancient sites of the Classical world, described alongside bustling markets, brief forays into history lessons on temple rites and Xerxes, and the best way to cook the birds found in fig orchards.

Auction archive: Lot number 42
Auction:
Datum:
2 Jun 2022
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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