Asianic Elements in Greek Civilisation; with 10 illustrations, including the Table of the Ionian Tribes. xi, 303 pp. - eerste uitgave bij John Murray, 1927 - originele groen linnen band - Qto 26 x 19 cm. Uit de Preface: 'This book treats the antecedents of Hellenism, a result of many years of work, started at the beginnings of Greek civilisation in Asia Minor.' Zeldzaam in deze eerste druk. Over de auteur: 'Sir William Mitchell Ramsay FBA (15 March 1851 – 20 April 1939) was a British archaeologist and New Testament scholar. By his death in 1939 he had become the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor, and a leading scholar in the study of the New Testament.' Conditie: Band met lichte gebruikssporen; Ex-libris binnenzijde voorplat. Eerste en laatste schutblad eenzijdig gebruind. Papier schoon en geurloos. Inhoud: 21 Chapters, waaronder: The Old-Ionians, The Mount of God, Epimenides, Law of land-ownership in Western Asia, Nemesis and Justice, The two vultures at the Gate of Troy, Wolf-priests, Goat-priests, Ox-priests, Bee-priests, The Phrygian Dirge, Hipponax on Lydian Scenes and society, Brotherhoods and Phratrai, Heaven and Earth, The Four Ionian Tribes, Anatolian Women, the Kabeiroi, General principles: European and Asiatic Greeks, the city of Attoudda, Nature of the Phrygian Mysteries, The language of Gods and of men in Homer, etc. List of Illustrations (9 + Table). Verzending geregistreerd en verzekerd.