Lot 323 · Fine Books & Manuscripts: Including Highlights from Jeremy Norman, History of Science and Technology

The Monuments of Nineveh. From Drawings on the Spot [together with;] A Second Series from the Mouments of Nieveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and the bronzes from the ruins of Niroud. From drawings made on the spot during a second expedition to Assyria. London: John Murray, 1853.

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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts: Including Highlights from Jeremy Norman, History of Science and Technology, Online, New York · 15 June 2026
Record ID: TB-2026-007074
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Austen Henry Layard, The Monuments of Nineveh. From Drawings on the Spot [together with;] A Second Series from the Mouments of Nieveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and the bronzes from the ruins of Niroud. From drawings made on the spot during a second expedition to Assyria. London: John Murray, 1853. Bonhams, 15 Jun 2026, lot 323. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-007074.

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Austen Henry Layard, The Monuments of Nineveh. From Drawings on the Spot [together with;] A Second Series from the Mouments of Nieveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and the bronzes from the ruins of Niroud. From drawings made on the spot during a second expedition to Assyria. London: John Murray, 1853. Bonhams, 15 Jun 2026, lot 323. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-007074.

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