Layard, Austen Henry.

The Monuments of Nineveh. London, John Murray, 1849 - 1853 ; in-folio demi-chagrin rouge à coins, double filet doré d'encadrement, dos lisse orné. 101 planches dont une 95 bis. - A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh, including bas-reliefs from the Palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud, from drawings made on the spot during a second expedition to Assyria. London, John Murray, 1853 ; petit in-folio oblong demi-maroquin rouge à coins, plat orné d'une composition dorée, dos lisse. Titre-frontispice en chromolithographie et 71 planches, dont 9 en couleurs.

Premières éditions.



Layard, diplomate anglais, archéologue explora les ruines de Assyria et de Babylone, de 1845 à 1851. Il découvrit le palais de Ashurnasirpal II et l'Obélisque noir de Shalmaneser III.



Rousseurs au premier volume, premières planches du second volume déreliées, rousseurs et quelques planches effrangées au second volume.

Rousseurs au premier volume ; Vue du Palais de Nimroud en frontispice déreliée, rousseurs et quelques planches effrangées au second volume.
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