The Kazanluk Tomb

Recklinghausen/Germany: Aurel Bongers, 1975. First English language edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 118pp. Tan cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine with dj in original cardboard slipcase. Front top edge bumped. Slight discoloration to bottom edge. Chipping to head on spine and corners of dj. Discoloration to flaps on dj. Discoloration to, and two inch closed tear along spine on slipcase. Frontispiece. "The tomb of a Thracian chieftain, which came to light in 1944, is one of the most valuable treasures of ancient art in the Bulgarian lands. The wall (truncated) paintings in the passage and the domed chamber are inimitable masterpieces of the Early Hellenistic Period and are distinguished for their freshness and realism". Illustrated with tipped-in color and in text b/w plates. Translated from the Bulgarian by Nevena Zheliazkova. Dj and slipcase in good, book in very good condition. (Inventory #: 13467)