ARGENTI Philip P., “Bibliography of Chios from classical times to 1936”, Oxford, at the Clarendon press, 1940. 8o, pp. xxx, 836. Contemporary binding, vellum spine with blind-stamped title in gilt, cloth boards. Lightly bumped corners, otherwise a fine copy. Philip Argenti (1891-1974) was born in Marseilles, into an old Chiot family of Genoese descent. He conducted research in various archives in Europe and wrote numerous important studies on matters of folklore, history and bibliography of his home island Chios.