Antiquites Cretoises (3 Volume Set, complete)

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First Edition. no date(but 1907, 1911 and 1915), all three volumes in original gilt lettered cloth (lightly rubbed; volume 1 a little more); oblong 33cm x 24cm; premiere serie: pp. XI, 50 plates, Maraghiannis' editor stamp on back of title leaf; deuxieme serie: pp. XVII, 50 plates; a 1912 dedication (in Greek) on title recto; signature in same script by Maraghiannis on title verso; troisieme serie: pp. XIII, 50 plates; a dedication (in German) to R. Lindemann by A. Anemojannis, signed "Candia , 26. April 1922"; this is not only a rare and beautiful item on Greek archaeology and art, but also an interesting and important item in Greek printing history, as is stated at the end of introduction to the 2nd series: qu'il me soit permis de feliciter M. Maraghiannis qui a entrepris cette publication considerable, et, pour la mener a bien, n'a pas hesite a creer a Candie le premier atelier phototypique de Crete, dont nos planches sont les premiers produits"; a complete and beautiful, FIRST edition set; rare, even incomplete (for series1&2 , see Sotheby's sale, Oct.2001) - Please inquire before ordering. N° de ref. del artículo 000355

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