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1991English translation by C Dolkas Book
1973More scenes from Paxos by an English actor who built a house there. His efforts to be humorous sometimes degenerate into downright silliness, but this is relieved by his genuine affection for the people of the Ionian islands. Other humorous essays are about his career as a film and stage actor. 209p. Book
1965Practical guidebook to tourist facilities and travelling in Greece during the 1960's when roads and touriat facilities were undeveloped 280p. plates.maps.index (small sticker from Foyles underneath dj flap) Book
1986Small handbook about Greece "Part guide, part survival manual. These books are written specifically for kids.They describe how to get the most of a visit: what to see, what to do and what to avoid. packed with practical information." Pbk. 128p. illus .index [2 Copies found in WorldCat] Book
1960Vintage photographic souvenir book for visitors to Greece. 96 p. illus. [ B &W] No date given, appears c. 1960's) Book
A small locally produced vintage guide to Greece. English translation by Mark Ogilvie-Grant. No date ( ? c.1950-60 ?) 233p. illus. plans, Fold-Out maps. [3 Copies found in WorldCat] Book
1961Describing historical and literary associations to places in Greece for visitors. 191p.+ plates[B & W] index.This exceptionally crisp and neat copy has the bookplate and note by previous owner, else fine. Book
1976[Series - Institute for Balkan studies, 156 on behalf of the Modern Greek Studies Association of the United States and Canada.] A collection of 9 scholarly essays on various aspects of the Greek War of Independence based on the papers read at the Symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association held 7-9th May at Harvard University. Introduction by John Petropoulos, Bibliographic essay by Nikiforos Diamandouros. 237p. index.A Book
1964Comprehensive guide designed for members of the Hellenic Traveller's Club and passengers on the Hellenic Cruises. "Canon Pentreath, well known as a lecturer on Hellenic Cruises and Honorary Secretary of the Hellenic Travellers Club, has written a far-ranging guide-and more than a guide-to Greece and the Aegean which provides all the background information that travellers require to enable them to enjoy more fully the monuments and historic sites they go to see. He takes in not only the better known places-Athens, Delphi, Delos, Olympia, Knossos, Rhodes and the rest-but also many lesser known ones, including many islands, and goes farther afield, to Macedonia, Istanbul and sites in Asia Minor. " 338p.+ plates, map plates. glossary, chronological tables. index Clean, sound copy, but cover slightly scuffed. Book
1974Comprehensive guide designed for members of the Hellenic Traveller's Club and passengers on the Hellenic Cruises. "Canon Pentreath, well known as a lecturer on Hellenic Cruises and Honorary Secretary of the Hellenic Travellers Club, has written a far-ranging guide-and more than a guide-to Greece and the Aegean which provides all the background information that travellers require to enable them to enjoy more fully the monuments and historic sites they go to see. He takes in not only the better known places-Athens, Delphi, Delos, Olympia, Knossos, Rhodes and the rest-but also many lesser known ones, including many islands, and goes farther afield, to Macedonia, Istanbul and sites in Asia Minor. " 338p. map plates. glossary, chronological tables. index.Crisp unmarked copy Book
1959Extracted from the "Deltion Tis Historikes Kai Ethnologikes Etaireias Tis Ellados ".(Bulletin of the Historical and Ethnological Association of Greece) Vol xiii (1959) 184p. Pages uncut/untrimmed, paper and cover age toned and scuffed around edges. Book
1957xv, 357p. iillus. bibliography, index Maps on end papers. Neat tight unmarked copy. Book
1925"The following volume has been compiled from the pre-war "Proceedings of the Hellenic Traveller's Club" and consists of lectures delivered during the Club cruises 1910-1912 inclusive" 258p. slight foxing on end papers, else fine.E Book
1925"Compiled from the pre-war 'Proceedings of the Hellenic Travellers' Club' and consists of lectures delivered during the club cruises 1910-1912 inclusive." Preface.vii.252p.[+ Informtion on the Hellenic Travellers' Club and its cruises] Slight foxing on end papers,else fine. Book
1974Fictional biography of Aspasia of Miletus and her love for Pericles.468p. Book
1954Describes the activities in Canada for assistance to occupied Greece in WW II, Medical supplies , consignments of food, especially Canadian Wheat, for famine relief, and later aid sent after the earthquakes in 1953.Illustrated with contemporary photographs 193p. plates tables (Flora Macdonald's later career included becoming a well respected Member of the Canadian Parliament and Minister) Laid in is a typed letter from "The Greek War Relief Fund" requesting support. Book
1954Describes the activities in Canada of the Greek War Relief Fund established to provide assistance to occupied Greece in WW II, Medical supplies , consignments of food, especially Canadian Wheat, for famine relief, and later aid sent after the earthquakes in 1953. Illustrated with contemporary photographs 193p. plates, tables [Flora Macdonald's later career included becoming a well respected Member of the Canadian Parliament and Minister of Foreign Affairs) Book
1974"The compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles that began with one man's passionate love for the art of ancient Greece and ended with his financial ruin, public dishonor, and personal disgrace". 250p.+ 4 leaves of plates : illus. bibliography, index. Book
1971192 p. plates bibliography. index Book
1964Comprehensive guide designed for members of the Hellenic Traveller's Club and passengers on the Hellenic Cruises. "Canon Pentreath, well known as a lecturer on Hellenic Cruises and Honorary Secretary of the Hellenic Travellers Club, has written a far-ranging guide-and more than a guide-to Greece and the Aegean which provides all the background information that travellers require to enable them to enjoy more fully the monuments and historic sites they go to see. He takes in not only the better known places-Athens, Delphi, Delos, Olympia, Knossos, Rhodes and the rest-but also many lesser known ones, including many islands, and goes farther afield, to Macedonia, Istanbul and sites in Asia Minor. " 338p.+ plates, maps, glossary, chronological tables. index Crisp tight cop, Name of owner, else fine. Book
1967The Elgin Marbles have created controversy ever since they were first brought to Britain by the 7th Lord Elgin. Based on a detailed study of both original records and recent discoveries, this text offers an account of the discovery and acquisition of the Marbles, and contemporary debates. 309p.plates.bibliography.index Book
2004Filled with romance, danger, and scandal, this book is the intriguing story of one of the most influential women of the Romantic era whose exploits enriched world culture immeasurably. The richest heiress in Scotland and the wife of accomplished diplomat Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, she traveled to Turkey when Elgin was appointed the Ambassador-Extraordinaire to the Ottoman Empire. Using details from primary sources & excerpts form the countess's own letters, the author draws a vivid portrait of this woman who helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, financed the removal and safe passage to England of classical marbles from the Parthenon, and struck a deal with Napoleon that no politician could have accomplished. Accomplishments overshadowed by her affair with her husband's best friend and the most lurid and salacious divorce trial in London's history. 294 p. plates bibliography. index. Remainder mark. else as new. Book
1973".begins with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and ends with the Greek War of Independence" 233p+plates, maps, bibliography. index. Crisp tight copy. The previous reader refrained from marking the text with notes, using the end papers instead so the book remains a " good" neat read ! Book
1966Based on the original "An historical sketch of the Greek Revolution" New York, White Gallagher & White 1828. Revised with introduction and notes by George Georgiades Arnakis. 251p. illus.maps Book
1991"Translation of a paper presented in Greek during the Congress on "The Historical, Archaeological and Folklore Research on Thrace" (Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupolis, December 5-9, 1985) 92p. Book