The Description Of Greece, By Pausanias, Translated From The Greek, With Notes, In Which Much Of The Mythology Of The Greeks Is Unfolded From A Theory Which Has Been For Many Ages Unknown. Illustrated With Maps And Viewsd. A New Edition With Considerable Augmentation. In Three Volumes [Complete, In Original Boards)]
Language: English
Published by Richard Priestley, London, 1824
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- Used

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Xv, 409; (Iii), 341; (Iii), 392 Pp, With Half Titles In Volumes 2 And 3. A Complete Set In Original Brown Cloth Spines Over Gray Boards, With Original Paper Spine Labels 4.7 Cm Tall, Volume Numbers In Arabic Numerals (Also Known With Taller Spine Labels With Roman Numerals, Priority Unknown). Taylor's Corrected Second Edition, Adding His Notes Which Were Omitted From The First Printing. Worn With Some Fraying At Corners, Volume 1 With Cracked Front Joint Along Which Is A 2 1/2" X 1/4" Loss Of Spine Cloth, Not Affecting The Labels. Bookplates Of Francis Davies Of Pershore With Rampant Lion And Motto "Lucem Spero", No Other Names Or Marks. Per Wikipedia, General Sir Francis John Davies, Kcb, Kcmg, Kcvo (1864 – 1948) Was A Senior British Army Officer Who Commanded The 8Th Division During The First World War. Davies Was Born In London, The Son Of Lieutenant General Henry Fanshawe Davies And His Wife, Ellen Christine Alexandra Hankey. His Grandfather Was General Francis John Davies (Brother And Heir Of Thomas Henry Hastings Davies, Mp For Worcester) And His Great-Grandfather Was Admiral Of The Fleet Sir Thomas Byam Martin. The Family Seat Was Elmley Castle, Pershore, Worcestershire. His Younger Brother Was Major General Henry Rodolph Davies. He Was Educated At Eton College. In October 1899, He Served As A Daag, Responsible For Intelligence At Army Headquarters In South Africa, And As Acting Commissioner Of Police For Johannesburg In 1900. In 1902 He Was Temporarily Employed In The Intelligence Department Until He Became Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General (Daqmg) At The War Office On 7 September 1902. Two Years Later He Was Appointed Assistant Director Of Military Operations In 1904 He Was Made General Officer Commanding (Goc) Of The 1St (Guards) Brigade. He Then Took Over As Brigadier General, General Staff (Bggs) Of Aldershot Command. He Was Promoted To Major General In May 1913 And, In October Of That Year, Became Director Of Staff Duties At The War Office. In October 1914, Davies Was Appointed As Goc Of The 8Th Division. The Division, Along With Its Goc, Was Soon Sent To The Western Front. Towards The End Of July Davies Was Posted Away From The Fighting In France And Belgium To Take Over The Command Of Viii Corps, Then Heavily Engaged In The Gallipoli Campaign. Davies, Promoted To The Temporary Rank Of Lieutenant-General,[30] Took Over As Its Goc On 8 August . He Brought With Valuable Combat Experience And, It Is Said, " Over The Five Months Of His Tenure His Ideas And Energy Were The Catalyst For A Myriad Of Tactical And Systematic Improvements Which Greatly Improved The Fighting Efficiency Of His Force, Allowing His Troops To Achieve Tactical Superiority Over The Enemy Facing Them". In The Aftermath Of The Evacuation Of British And Allied Forces From Gallipoli In January 1916, Davies Was Moved On To Being Goc Of Ix Corps. Davies Was In Command Only Until June When He Returned To The United Kingdom To Serve As Military Secretary At The War Office. He Held This Post Until After The End Of The War.His Rank Of Lieutenant General Became Substantive In January 1917. Later That Year, Davies Was Appointed General Officer Commanding-In-Chief (Goc-In-C) Of Scottish Command In June 1919. After Being Promoted To The Rank Of Full General In July 1921,And After Serving As Lieutenant Of The Tower Of London, Which He Had Been Appointed To In June 1923,[35] He Retired From The Army In April 1926. He Had Been Appointed An Aide-De-Camp General To King George V In April 1922.…
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- Title
- The Description Of Greece, By Pausanias, Translated From The Greek, With Notes, In Which Much Of The Mythology Of The Greeks Is Unfolded From A Theory Which Has Been For Many Ages Unknown. Illustrated With Maps And Viewsd. A New Edition With Considerable Augmentation. In Three Volumes [Complete, In Original Boards)]
- Author
- Pausanias [Translated By Thomas Taylor]; Bookplates Of General Francis John Davies, At Pershore.
- Publisher
- Richard Priestley, London
- Publication year
- 1824
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Maps and Plates,
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Italy, Greece, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean: History, Art, Culture and Travel, Rare And Unusual Books
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