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FLOWERS OF GREECE AND THE BALKANS A FIELD GUIDE
Written by Oleg Polunin. Illustrated by Oleg Polunin; et al..
Stock no. 1828884
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Almost 3000 species of flowering plants named or described, and keyed. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. xv and 592 pages plus colour plates to rear. ISBN: 0192176269. Vertical crease to spine - reading wear. Base of spine lightly worn with a tiny piece of fraying. Text block browned. Ownership inscription in ink to top of title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and scuffed.

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THE ORCHIDS OF RHODES AND KARPATHOS DIE ORCHIDEEN VON RHODOS UND KARPATHOS
Written by C.A.J. Kreutz.
Stock no. 1327215
Published by Seckel & Kreutz Publishers. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Description, Pattern of Life, Distribution, Threat, Conservation and Iconography. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 320 pages. Packed full of colour photos. Text in both English and German. ISBN: 9080514926. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and faded to spine.

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GREAT CIVILISATIONS: GREECE
Written by Clarence Greig. Illustrated by Jorge Nunez.
Stock no. 1324403
Published by Ladybird Books Ltd. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 561. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403468. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small, old tape marks to endpapers and browning showing through on prelims. Name in ink to top margin of title-page. Contents clean.

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IN SEARCH OF GREECE: CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBIT OF DRAWINGS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM BY EDWARD DODWELL AND SIMONE POMARDI FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE PACKARD HUMANITIES INSTITUTE
Written by John McKesson Camp Ii. Illustrated by Edward Dodwell; Simone Pomardi.
Stock no. 1824089
Published by The Packard Humanities Institute. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A catalogue for the first public display of part of the Packard Humanities Institute's collection of more than 850 drawings done by Edward Dodwell and Simone Pomardi during their visit to Greece in 1805-6. Accompanied by introductory essays designed to set the collection in its historical, cultural, and artistic context. Large oblong format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781938325304. A lovely item. Very scarce at the time of cataloguing.

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GREECE
Written by J.A. McClymont. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 2137137
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Navy blue pictorial cloth showing Greek ships. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. Booklist to rear with latest books listed first published in 1906. Possible first variation or very early reprint going from the books listed to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Base of spine is damaged; chipped with some fraying and a little loss of cloth. Scuffing to covers. Joints are pulled. Some light foxing. A little browning to plates.

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THESEUS - GOLDEN TALES OF GREECE
Written by Compton Mackenzie. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1318527
Published by Aldus Books. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, gilt title to spine. Dramatic colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 049000251X. Some slight browning to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased and slightly edge rubbed.

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VACATION DAYS IN GREECE
Written by Rufus B. Richardson.
Stock no. 2131575
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is browned. One front endpaper is stuck to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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GREEK GEOMETRIC ART
Written by Bernhard Schweitzer.
Stock no. 613060
Published by Phaidon. 1st 1971. Slightly better than good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. 352 pages. B/w plates. ISBN: 0714814113. Ex-lib. Contents very good but endpapers a little grubby with remains of library bookplates.

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PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT GREECE
Written by Peter Parley.
Stock no. 713508
Published by T. Allman. Almost very good condition.

Small format, 4.75 x 3.75". Brown embossed cloth, gilt title and decoration to spine. B/w frontis and illustration to title page. 184 pages. Corners bumped, spine worn at top and tail. Small mark to front cover. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean.

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