Trojanische Alterthümer. Bericht über die Ausgrabungen in Troja.

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First edition of Schliemann's account of his identification of Hisarlik in north-west Anatolia as the site of Homeric Troy, still considered today "the greatest of all archaeological finds" (PMM). His methods, which involved the destructive use of dynamite, were widely criticized by later scholars, but at the time his account of his discovery enjoyed a popularity unequalled by any previous work in the field. Schliemann, the son of a pastor from Mecklenburg, made his fortune in business before devoting himself entirely to proving the reality of the Homeric epics. "In 1870 [he] started work at Hisarlik and by 1873, at the lowest stratum, he laid bare vast fortifications destroyed by fire and discovered a treasure of gold jewellery. What Schliemann had in fact discovered is now known to be a pre-Achaean city, long preceding the Homeric city; but he had proved his initial thesis: here was the real site of Troy" (ibid.) Printing and the Mind of Man 362. Octavo (219 x 143 mm). Vignette title page, full-page line-drawing, occasional symbols and Greek types to the text. Contemporary half roan, embossed paper sides, black and gilt fillets to spine forming compartments, lettered gilt to second on red ground, the original front printed paper wrapper bound in. Early German pencil and crayon annotations in margins and to terminal blank. Very light wear to corners, inner hinges skilfully repaired, a little light spotting to edges. A very good copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 158921

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