{"product_id":"antique-political-antiquities-of-greece-full-leather-book-1836","title":"Antique Political Antiquities of Greece Full Leather Book 1836","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe binding is the story here. Blind-tooled Gothic Revival panels front and back, deep and crisp, with a red morocco spine label and gilt grape-leaf tooling between raised bands. Inside, the marbled endpapers and red-stained edges show the same care. The text is Karl Friedrich Hermann's handbook of ancient Greek political institutions, this being the first English edition, printed at Oxford by Talboys in 1836 and translated from the German original of 1831. A presentation inscription on the front endpaper carries the best wishes of one schoolboy to another on his leaving, dated Election 1864, the term Winchester and Eton both used for their leaving cycle. The names are present but written in a hand I would not transcribe with confidence, so I have left them as read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Author | Karl Friedrich Hermann\u003cbr\u003e[d]Title | A Manual of the Political Antiquities of Greece, Historically Considered\u003cbr\u003e[d]Translator | Not named on title page\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | D. A. Talboys, Oxford\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | 1836\u003cbr\u003e[d]Edition | First English edition\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Full leather, blind-tooled Gothic Revival panels, red morocco spine label\u003cbr\u003e[d]Features | Marbled endpapers, red-stained edges, raised bands with gilt tooling\u003cbr\u003e[d]Pages | Text complete, Translator's Preface dated Oxford, June 18, 1836\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 9 in H x 5.75 in W x 1.25 in D\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Inscription | Presentation inscription dated Election 1864, present but not fully transcribed\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eThe full leather binding is solid and the blind tooling remains crisp and legible across both boards. There is scuffing and darkening to the leather consistent with age, with wear to the corners and the head and tail of the spine. The red morocco spine label is intact and the gilt tooling between the raised bands survives, with some loss typical of the period. Internally the text block is tight. The endpapers and early leaves show scattered foxing and light staining, heavier around the inscription, and the presentation inscription itself is legible in part though not fully. The marbled endpapers are bright and the red edges retain good color. A handsome and structurally sound copy that displays very well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51517588472086,"sku":"AMD-03748","price":325.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/july_inventory_-9364.jpg?v=1783711954","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-political-antiquities-of-greece-full-leather-book-1836","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}