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"The compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles that began with one man's passionate love for the art of ancient Greece and ended with his financial ruin, public dishonor, and personal disgrace". 250p.+ 4 leaves of plates : illus. bibliography, index. Book
A fictional account of Lord Elgin in Greece in search of classical culture --- and how he lost both his wife and his marbles!! 363p. Book
'The romantic and even bizarre circumstances surrounding the appropriation of the Elgin Marbles, down to the unfortunate fates of the principal actors, are thoroughly and fascinatingly set forth by Theodore Vrettos in this melancholy saga of imperial connoisseurship, a tale that belies the end result:the beautiful room in the British Museum.' -John Updike"'The Elgin Affair is a vividly told story of greed, deceit, cunning, thievery, obsession, and astonishing cultural arrogance.Theodore Vrettos deserves great credit for this meticulous and dramatic historical reconstruction." -Tim O'Brien. 238p.plates bibliography,index Book
'The romantic and even bizarre circumstances surrounding the appropriation of the Elgin Marbles, down to the unfortunate fates of the principal actors, are thoroughly and fascinatingly set forth by Theodore Vrettos in this melancholy saga of imperial connoisseurship, a tale that belies the end result:the beautiful room in the British Museum.' -John Updike"'The Elgin Affair is a vividly told story of greed, deceit, cunning, thievery, obsession, and astonishing cultural arrogance.Theodore Vrettos deserves great credit for this meticulous and dramatic historical reconstruction." -Tim O'Brien. 238p.plates bibliography,index Book
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Journal of Hellenic Diaspora: An Annual Review of Modern Greek Culture. Numbers 33-34 1991-1992. Special Double Issue on Nikiforos Vrettakos. Includes a bilingual text of "Liturgy under the Acropolis" together with "..representative poems from almost all.. periods" by various translators together with essays about his work 362p. Book
A selection of articles originally published in "Eleftherotypia" 1975-1979. Clean tight text block. Minor signs of library wnership Book
An excursion into an exotic world. The hundreds of closed doors photographed in these two books were once inseparable elements of human life, connecting the private and the public, both protecting and revealing the human scenes behind them. The ravages of time, the scarred wood and pitted bronze, no less than the locks, bars and chains, are eloquent reminders of the decades of conflict (indeed the centuries of conflict) which have battered these islands. The photographs, all in color, are moving and ovely.Translated into English by Christopher N.W. Klint.143p. illus.[col] index Book
An excursion into an exotic world. The hundreds of closed doors photographed in these two books were once inseparable elements of human life, connecting the private and the public, both protecting and revealing the human scenes behind them. The ravages of time, the scarred wood and pitted bronze, no less than the locks, bars and chains, are eloquent reminders of the decades of conflict (indeed the centuries of conflict) which have battered these islands. The photographs, all in color, are moving and lovely.Translation into English by Angelika Gimms.142p. illus.[col] index, decorated end papers Book
1951T114422Athenai [Athens], 1951 xvi + 619pp. + plates out of text (mainly portraits), text in Greek,, 25cm., softcover, good condition, weight: 1.2kg., [Historical study regarding the Parnassos Literary Society in Greece, founded in 1865], T114422
Vintage textbook in Greek for BASIC computer programming language. Includes English computer terminology. 12 chapters -each separately numbered - otherwise Unpaginated. Diagrams bibliography. index. [ NOT found in WorldCat} Book
6p.+ 62p, of plates Book
Illustrated tourist souvenir of the ancient Greek theatre at Epidauros and the Museum featuring the Temple and healing sanctuary of Asclepios. 47p. illus. Book
201357240CBLondon, British Museum Press, 2013. Groß-8°. 24 cm. 256 Seiten. Original-Pappband. Original-Schutzumschlag.
Greek folk songs, poems and tales. Undted 196p.16 leaves of plates. Text clean tight and unmarked, Ffep missing, library stamp, spine label [NO copies found in WorldCat] Ex-Library
History textbook from Rome to the end of Byzantium foe greade 5 Greek schoolchildren. 183p. illus. ) Name of student, stamps of Canadian organization, else fine. Book
Paperback 12mo. 32 pages ; 18 cm In Greek, Modern || World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece. World politics.
Small tears and chipping in wraps with creasing. Spine browned. Tear to joint for part of rear wrap. Former owner's name to ffep, text lightly browned. Titlepage has a few tears (no loss). Pages unopened. ; 384pp. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 384 pages
115553Athens, Melissa. 1984.
13201Bln., Wdm., 1927.
158598Wiesbaden, VMA-Verlag, 1978.
157446Düsseldorf, Köln, Eugen Diederich, 1956.
199338837Vorres Museum of Contemporary Greek Art;. As New. 1993. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE - Text in English French and German. 45 works catalogued; many color illustrations. Among the artists represented: C. Caras; Z. Skiadaressi; A. Droungas; and others. -- with a bonus offer-- . Vorres Museum of Contemporary Greek Art; paperback
Set: dampstaining to lower edges of pages. Corners a bit edgeworn. Pages tanned. V1.1: Some pencil and colored pencil marginalia. Spine browned with a few tears and chipping. Rear hinge cracking. V1.2: inner hinges cracking. Text clean. Spine browned with some tears and some loss; V2.2: 1 corner bumped. Inner hinges starting to weaken. 1 small tear to spine. Fair to Good. ; V1.1: (1902) xi, 179 pp; V1.2: iv 181-402; V2.2: iv, 127-270 ; 3 Volumes Only; 126 pages
