Russell, John Malcolm.

FROM NINEVAH TO NEW YORK: The Strange Story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School. With contributions by Judith McKenzie and Stephanie Dalley.

New Haven and London: Yale U. Press, in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (c1997). First edition. Small 4to. 232 pp. Illustrations from photographs, wood engravings, reliefs, and other works of art, portraits, some illustrations in color. The story of Sir Henry Layard's treasures, taken by him from Ninevah, most finding homes in the British Museum, but two large pieces "found their way" to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bookplate on verso of front endpaper, else very good. Brown cloth, gilt spine title, color illustrated dust jacket. (10527). Item #64217

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