first edition Hardcover
1957 · Chicago
by Schmidt, Erich F.
Chicago: The University of Chicago / Oriental Institute Publications, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. XX; 166pp. Followed by an unpaginated block containing 89 plates (occasionally preceeded by descriptive pages). Elephant folio [40.5cm]. Bound in blue cloth, with title, author and publisher stamped in gilt on spine. Soiling and light scratching to boards. Extremities a bit rubbed and scuffed, especially at spine ends. Textblock a touch age toned, but otherwise unmarred. With five illustrated foldout pages, primarily containing archaeological plans and information tables.
Eric F. Schmidt's survey and excavation of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, began in 1930 and continued for eight seasons. It was the first scientific excavation of the area, and the records, featuring an extensive use of photography and and illustration, exhibit an especially high standard of archaeological field recording for the era.
This title was preceeded by "Persepolis I," and followed by "Persepolis III." Scarce. (Inventory #: 68022)
Eric F. Schmidt's survey and excavation of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, began in 1930 and continued for eight seasons. It was the first scientific excavation of the area, and the records, featuring an extensive use of photography and and illustration, exhibit an especially high standard of archaeological field recording for the era.
This title was preceeded by "Persepolis I," and followed by "Persepolis III." Scarce. (Inventory #: 68022)
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