The Elgin Affair : The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused
First edition, first printing. 238pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Recounts in colourful detail the full scandalous story behind the abduction of the 'Elgin Marbles' from the Parthenon in Athens to the British Museum in London.
