Argenti p (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780071379496.…

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780471222828.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780071276153.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780071606028.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780071606028.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780071276153. …

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780071151368.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The very scarce first edition of prominent Chiot historian Philip Argenti's account of Colonel Fabvier's attempt to liberate the Greek island of Chios. A very scarce first edition, in the publisher's original full cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, two plates, and a double page map. Collated, complete.The work of Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios.Described in contemporary diplomatic reports', Argenti details Colonel Fabvier's 1827 expedition to Chios, which was a significant event during the Greek War of Independence. Fabvier, a French officer supporting the Greek cause, led a force of about 600 soldiers and volunteers to liberate Chios from Ottoman control.The expedition was ultimately unsuccessful, and in early 1828, the Ottoman's drove away the Greek ships.With the bookplate of the Oxford University Printer's Library to the front pastedown, and no further library markings. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Bump to back strip head, with small horizontal closed tear to cloth at back strip head. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail. Otherwise, externally excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The very scarce first edition of Philip P. Argenti's impeccably researched and enormously detailed bibliography of Chios, the fifth largest Greek island. The very scarce first edition, first impression.Featuring an enormous wealth of bibliographical detail, this volume includes sections devoted to the geology and topography of the island of Chios, its history and archaeology prior to the year 1566, its folk-lore and mythology, and the role of Christianity, Islam, and early cults in its foundation.With an index of maps of the island to the rear.A bibliography of the Greek islandfrom Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Light rubbing to back strip head and joint heads, resulting in some fading to cloth. Front board a touch age toned to head. Rear hinge strained, and just a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. An excellent example of the uncommon first edition of Argenti's scholarly study of the religious minorities of the Greek island of Chios, and the manner in which they have interacted with the dominant Greek Orthodox faith. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.The work of Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios.Argenti presents a study of the religious minorities of the island of Chios -chiefly Judaism and Roman Catholicism- against the background of the Orthodox Greek religion and the succession of Byzantine, Genoese and Turkish administrations that the island saw throughout the centuries.Illustrated with twenty-two monochrome plates, and a double page colour illustration. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with clipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with small closed tear to back strip head, and a touch of edgewear to back strip tail. Light handling marks to rear wrap, and folds over joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

1st Edition. 3 volumes. 8vo. pp. 713; xvii, 475; 477 - 981; frontispiece to each volume. Fine set in price clipped dust wrappers.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A bright example of the very scarce first edition of this account of the 1599 expedition of the Florentines to the Greek island of Chios, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.In the publisher's original full cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and two engraved plates. Collated, complete.The work of Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios.This work details the 1599 expedition of the Florentines to Chios, whichaimed to assert Florentine influence in the Mediterranean and disrupt Ottoman control of trade routes.The expedition, led by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under Ferdinando I de' Medici, was ultimately a failure. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with clipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Dust wrapper lightly age toned to back strip, with small light mark to head of front wrap, and light mark to fore edge of rear wrap. Small closed tear to front wrap head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. First edition. An exceptionally bright example of Philip P. Argenti's very scarce history of the Chios Massacre, drawing from contemporary sources to document the catastrophic event. The vanishingly scarce first edition, first impression of this historical work from Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios.This is the superior quarter paper vellum issue of the work, printed on Millbourne Hand Made paper, with their watermark to each leaf.Illustrated with a frontispiece, double-page map, and one further plate. Collated, complete.'Described in contemporary diplomatic reports', Argenti details the Chios Massacre, which took place in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence, hen Ottoman forces massacred the Greek population of Chios. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people were killed or enslaved during the massacre, while up to 20,000 escaped as refugees.The massacre devastated the island's population and economy, drawing international attention and fuelling outrage in Europe, which contributed to wider support for Greek independence. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum binding, with cloth covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip lightly age toned. Otherwise, externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An exceptional example of the very scarce first edition of this account of the 1599 expedition of the Florentines to the Greek island of Chios. In the superior quarter paper vellum binding. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work. This is the superior quarter paper vellum issue of the work, printed on Millbourne Hand Made paper, with their watermark to each leaf.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, with small ink inscription reading '1934/55' to the head of the front wrap.Illustrated with a frontispiece and two engraved plates. Collated, complete.The work of Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios.This work details the 1599 expedition of the Florentines to Chios, whichaimed to assert Florentine influence in the Mediterranean and disrupt Ottoman control of trade routes.The expedition, led by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under Ferdinando I de' Medici, was ultimately a failure. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum binding, with cloth covered boards, and with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, with small bump to tail of front board. Otherwise, externally excellent. Dust wrapper back strip lightly age toned, with minor losses of paper to back strip tail, and with small chip to back strip head. Two small closed tears to rear wrap tail, with minor chip to rear wrap head. Circular area of offsetting to tail of back strip. Ink inscription '1934/55' to head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The very scarce first edition of Argenti's account of Colonel Fabvier's attempt to liberate the Greek island of Chios, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. A very scarce first edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper, price clipped.Illustrated with a frontispiece, two plates, and a double page map. Collated, complete.The work of Greek diplomat, lawyer, genealogist and historian Philip Pandely Argenti, who hailed from a long established noble family from the Greek island of Chios. His family can be traced back to 1511 on the island.In 1962, he donated over 10,000 volumes of rare books and manuscripts, maps, and albums to the Library of Chios.'Described in contemporary diplomatic reports', Argenti details Colonel Fabvier's 1827 expedition to Chios, which was a significant event during the Greek War of Independence. Fabvier, a French officer supporting the Greek cause, led a force of about 600 soldiers and volunteers to liberate Chios from Ottoman control.The expedition was ultimately unsuccessful, and in early 1828, the Ottoman's drove away the Greek ships. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip and wrap perimeters, with small loss of paper to back strip tail. Small loss of paper to head of fold over rear joint. Two significant closed tears to front wrap tail, with two minor closed tears to rear wrap tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. A significant number of leaves are unopened to the fore edge. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Napoli, Ernesto Anfossi, 1889 - 1890, volumi 4, in-8, legatura coeva in mezza pergamena con fregi e scritte in nero sui dorsi, pp. 330, [2] - 402, [2] - 366, [2] - 432. Fra i processi celebri segnaliamo quello contro il principe Pietro Bonaparte per l'uccisione del giornalista Victor Noir, quello di Vincenzo Verzeni "lo Sventratore di donne", l'assassinio di Raffaele Sonzogno, ecc.…

375 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. Hardback Some foxing on the edges and wrapper. Inside pages clean.

Cambridge: University Press. 1966. 8vo. Original cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-wrappers retaining price; pp. xiv, 375, two maps, illustrations in the text, a few plates after photographs; near-fine in the rarely preserved wrappers.Scarce first edition of an important and detailed documentation of the history of Chios since 1912, focusing on he dark days of German occupation with documents in English, German and Greek. The Greek jurist, diplomat, historian of Chios, lawyer and bibliophile author (1891-1974) was a descendant of one Lorenzo Argenti, who after having participated in the first Crusade (1096-1099) settled in Constantinople. The Argenti family lived in Chios from 1511 onwards. He founded and provided the Korais library in Chios.…