LOT 048 / PRINTED MATTER

Herodotus,
The Histories.

English translation, 19th century.
Cloth over boards, vellum tips.
Approx. 27 × 21 × 11 cm.

ESTIMATE: £40–60
RESULT: NO BID

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Origin, associations & departmental findings.

Herodotus, The Histories: worn cloth binding and swollen pages, with loose papers projecting from the fore-edge. — I. GENERAL VIEW

Folded maps, photographs and loose papers inserted between the pages. — II. INSERTIONS

CONDITION: Text block swollen by extensive insertions; covers no longer close. Fore-edge wedge-shaped, thicker at the fore-edge than at the spine, with loose papers, folded maps and cuttings protruding unevenly.
PROVENANCE: Private ownership, by the 1930s. Carried in the field, dates unknown. Recovered from aircraft wreckage. Subsequent history unrecorded.
SOURCE: film

Orange hooded sweatshirt laid flat, with a zip fastening, drawstrings and two front pockets.

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