Spratt Capt Thomas Abel Bremage (2 results)

FIRST EDITION 2 Volumes 8vo. hardbacks in terracotta cloth, gilt. Volume I: xii, 387pp. with large colour folding map at end. Illustrated with folding 2 colour lithograph frontispieces and 8 further full-page plates and 10 woodcuts, vignettes and plans in text. Volume II: ix, 435pp. with large colour folding map at end. Illustrated with Frontispiece and 10 further full-page plates and 24 woodcuts, vignettes and plans. Ex. Library with usual bookplates and stock numbers, with Withdrawn Stamp. Occasional light foxing, heavier to prelims, some of the two-colour lithographic plates, and untrimmed foredge. Some pages unopened. Old circular price sticker (2/6) to spine of Volume I. Some wear and rubbing to spines with slight nicks to tops and bases. Light bumping to corners. Overall a VERY GOOD SET. (Shelf 9) PLEASE NOTE: VERY Heavy SET (1.7 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, hand colored folding engraved maps, 14 tinted lithographed plates, 3 further plates (ofÂinscriptionsÂandÂcoins), lithographed plans onÂindia paperÂinÂthe text, illustrations, Spratt's observations were made whilst directing a geological survey of the eastern Mediterranean. He explored the islands widely, visiting Gnossus, Lyttus, Lycastus, the Mirabella discrict, Olus, Gortyna, Axo and Eleutherna amongst other places. The appendices are devoted to marine data, geology, ornithology, land shells, Greek inscriptions and a vocabulary of Cretan and Modern Greek.…