A Shadow of Magnitude; The Acquisition of the Elgin Marbles, Theodore Vrettos, 1974, William St Clair inscribed copy
A Shadow of Magnitude; The Acquisition of the Elgin Marbles, Theodore Vrettos; William St Clair inscribed copy.
Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. Signed by William St Clair to first pastedown, along with his notes describing his view of the author's work (not overly positive), along with a few pencil annotations in the text. Please see our other listings for related works.
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1974. First USA edition.
A very good blue cloth hardback with silver titles to spine, slightly toned to top and bottom edges. Text clean, bright and soundly bound. Dustjacket is good - a little worn to head and tail of spine, and corners. Not price clipped.
250pp + Plates.
Text in English.
Weight approximately 459g (unpacked).
Dimensions: Approximately 218mm high x 151mm wide x 23mm deep.