Herakleion Museum and Archaeological Sites of Crete, 1981, Soft Cover, Very Good Folio

Athens, Ekdotike Athenon S.A., 1981. 

English, First Edition, Very Good, Soft Cover, Folio, 9 ⅝” x 12 ⅛," 56 pp.

Stiff black wraps with full-color image of art detail to front and back, white text to front and back, black text to front, full gate flaps with black text and images of other magazines. Minor edgewear, mild shelfwear to front and back, sticker to back, otherwise clean, tightly bound, and excellent. 56 pp. Replete with full-color images throughout. Part of The Greek Museums series. A catalog of some of the Herakleion Museum’s collection of art from Crete including pottery, sculpture, jewelry, frescoes, and images of ruins. Includes text on the history behind Cretan art across several periods. From the introductory text: “Today, very few examples of the Minoan civilization are to be seen in the Museums of Europe and America, and all the treasures of the ancient history of Crete, which constitutes the first brilliant chapter in Greek history, have found a permanent home in the Museum of Herakleion.”