Delphi by Peter Hoyle: First Edition (5 results)

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 194 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. …

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 194 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate sunning to spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Near Very Good. First Edition. 194pp, index, bibliography, chronology, bw ilsl. Or pictorial brown cloth in jacket. Edges lightly spotted, jacket rubbed and edgeworn with slightly sunned spine panel. A fascinating account of Delphi-historical and modern. Covers the history of Delphi as a place of immense importance in ancient Hellenic civilisation, its current importance as an archaeological site and the beauties of the city and environs for the traveller. Of course no book on Delphi could ignore the legend of the Delphic Oracle. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Delphi by Peter Hoyle. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His dated signature to first free endpaper. Please see our other listings for related works. Published by Cassell, London. First edition, 1967. A near fine bown cloth hardback with printed motif to cover with a good dustjacekt. The jacket is rubbed and scuffed and a little discolored to spine. Price clipped. The book is clean and bright thoughout and is soundly bound. Endpapers slightly discolored. Prelims + 194pp. Text in English. Weight approximately 464g unpacked. Dimensions: Approximately 218mm high x 148mm wide x 26mm deep. …