Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum. By: Austen H. Layard. Publication: London: John Murray, 1853. First edition, First Printing. Condition: Hardcover in original publisher's blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt titling. Ex.library with plate down on the back of front & back cover, no other stamp found in other place. 16 plates (several folding) and over 200 woodcut miniatures. Shelf ware includes bumped, frayed conner rubbing of the extremities, tears of the cloth, the title page are foxed, occasional and light foxing throughout. Binding is strong and tight, the text and plates are unmarked. Over all in good condition. 686 pages, dimension: 23.5 x 15.0 cm. Please view & used photos for further condition detail. Ship tracked & insured.