Lot 08135

[ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ] Gardiner E. Norman, “OLYMPIA. Its History & Remains”, Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1925. 4to, pp. xviii, [4], 316. Printed on watermarked paper. Including numerous photographs and in-text plans, maps and sketches of the ancient Olympia archaeological site. As noted in the preface, this is the first book in English devoted to the ancient Olympia after the late 19th century German excavations, making available the excavation results to the English readers. Original decorated cloth boards, teared external joints, soiled, edge-wear & bumped corners. Internal spotting throughout. Ex-libris label “Bibliothecae Scholae Cliftonensis” to front pastedown.