Lares and Penates: or, Cilicia and Its Governors; being a short account of some household gods of the ancient Cilicians, broken up by them on their conversion to Christianity, first discovered and brought to this country by the author
London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1853. Very Good. Item #50123
London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1853. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); full contemporary brown armorial calf (see below), gilt spine in six compartments, red gilt spine piece, all edges marbled; xiv,394pp. frontispiece, four leaves of plates including folding map (collated complete), extensive text illus. throughout. Boards recased and original spine laid down, new endpapers; faint dampstain to upper cover, one short closed tear to map fold; About Very Good and sound overall.
Fairly common guide to the household deities in the West Asian region of Cilicia in Turkiye. This copy bears the coat of arms of Edinburgh embossed in guilt on both covers, the Castle of Edinburgh the central symbol, the crest an anchor, flanked by a young woman and a fawn.
Price: $150.00