Arthur Hamilton Smith. Published by the British Museum, London, 1908. vii + 134 pages + 10 b&w plates. HB (black cloth spine with thick card printed covers). There are 41 good line drawing illustrations in the text. 134 x 214mm. Detailed descriptions of the sculptures of the Parthenon held by the British Museum, which we now know as the 'Elgin Marbles' from the Parthenon frieze and pediments. It is up to the standard of the British Museum guides. Cover foxed in parts and with a previous owner's name in ink. Prelims also foxed. Contents otherwise clean and good. Previous dealers have priced this at £15 and £30.
This is not an Indian reprint, but a genuine antiquarian book,
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