The Wall-Paintings of Thera, Kapon Editions, 1992, Very Good hardcover w/dust jacket
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Doumas, Christos. Athens: Kapon Editions, 1992.
English, Very Good, HC, 4to, 11 1/2" x 10", 191 pp.
ISBN: 9602202742
Hardcover in blue cloth. Slight cocking to spine, mild temperature waffling (not water damage), and pen inscription to front endpaper. Near Fine pictorial dust jacket, light wear to top tips, now in Mylar. 191 pp. Replete with full-color images of the wall-paintings, the excavation sites, and two fold-out images. Explores the wall-paintings, or frescoes, found at the ruins of the Cycladic Bronze Age city, Akrotiri, on the Greek island, Santorini, also known as Thera, from details of decorated birds and animals, to larger-scale scenes of the city and the sea. Overall, tightly bound and attractive.