first edition Hardcover
1965 · New York
by Langlotz, Ernst
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 312 p. Translated by Audrey Hicks. 188 illustrations, including 20 tipped-in color plates, by Max Hirmer. First American edition. An authoritative study of the sculptural achievements of the Greek colonies of southern Italy and Sicily, examining this unique and long neglected field of Greek provincial art as a composite whole. More than 150 objects, including paintings, figurines, bronzes, marble sculpture, and coins, are examined in a general introductory study, and individually in the comprehensive annotations. Quarto. Original linen binding, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. Some mild adhesive residue from an old dust jacket protector to the edges of the boards; otherwise a very good copy in a lightly worn dust jacket. (Inventory #: 15673)