AUSTEN HENRY LAYARD - 1817-1894 Nineveh and its remains LAYARD, Austen Henry.- Nineveh and its remains: with an account of a visit to the Chaldæan Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or devil-worshippers; and an enquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians.- Sixth edition.- London: John Murray, 1854.- 2 vols.: il.; 22 cm.- E. Layard (1817-1894), a traveler, English archaeologist, historian and politician, was born in Paris and became famous for having discovered the ruins of the historic city of Nineveh on ancient Assyria (now Iraq) on the banks of the Tigris. The organisation of each of the volumes is as follows: I-XXX, [2], 399 p.: il., 14 engravings, 1 bochure map; II-XII, 495 p.: il., 12 engravings. In the first volume, the Nimroud folding plant with smudges and a highlighted section without lack of support. An entire calendered Morocco bindings of the time with slightly fatigued spines, showing both volumes skin tags on the back covers with the following gold engraved inscription: This volume is respectfully presented to the Revd. Owen Owen, Curate of Colne [Lancashire, Inglaterra], as a testimonial of respect and esteem, by the adult class. Colne, April, 1959. Gold leaves cutting.