Leonora Navari / GREEK CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS AND SCHOLARS

Description: GREEK CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS AND SCHOLARS. Author: Navari, Leonora. Title: GREEK CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS AND SCHOLARS. Publication: New Castle, DE; MS't Goy-Houten, Netherlands; Athens, Greece: Oak Knoll Press, HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV and Kotinos S.A. Editions, 2004. small 4to. Blind tooled full leatherette, gold-stamped with paper cover label LXIV, 526, (2) pages. ISBN: 1584561343 ISBN: 9781584561347 In one of the most elegant annotated bibliographies ever created, Leonora Navari, the compiler, in association with Konstantinos Staikos, a leading authority on library history and bibliographies, have created an indispensable aid to any scholar of Greek culture. This work documents the renowned collection of Dimitris Contominas, whose library was built with the goal of collecting every book by scholars and visitors to Greece from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Each book is completely described bibliographically, with pagination, collations of signatures, description of illustrations, and bindings. The notes are varied and include information on printing history, biographical details of the authors, illustrators, the significance of the work, and its connection with the historical bias of its time as well as a listing of selected holdings. The historical introduction is bilingual in English and Greek with all the annotations in English. There are over 200 rare illustrations most in color and multiple indexes. Available in Europe from Brill. Seller ID: 75654 Subject: Bibliography You are buying from Oak Knoll Books, a brick & mortar bookshop specializing in used, rare, antiquarian, and out of print materials regarding the book arts. We are a proud member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America as well as the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. If you are ever in the Delaware area, please visit us in New Castle, DE at Oak Knoll Books. TERMS OF SALE Payment If you win an item in one of our auctions, if your offer has been accepted, or if you have chosen to buy an item now, please make your payment as soon as possible. We will not ship until we receive notice that the buyer has paid for the item. We expect payment within 3 days or reserve the right to cancel the order. Returns and Refunds We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described in our listings. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase for any reason at all or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please contact us, and we will respond promptly. If you are not satisfied for any reason you may return your book for a full refund, and if the error is ours, we will pay return shipping. Shipping Many of our items have free media mail shipping included! For larger, multi-volume sets, the cost is calculated by weight and will vary depending on package weight and buyer location. Please allow up to three business days processing time, although many of our orders require only one day to process and ship. Combined shipping is available for bidders who purchase multiple items. If you have special shipping or handling requests, please notify us before you make your payment. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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Location: New Castle, Delaware

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