Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles.

First Edition of Christopher Hitchens' Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles

Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles.

HITCHENS, Christopher.

Item Number: 133509

New York: Hill and Wang, 1987.

First edition of this early work by Hitchens. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Henry Barsinger with phil Hellene salutes Christopher Hitchens 10.xi.89.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cynthia Krupat. With essays by Robert Browning and Graham Binns.

This work traces the history of the Parthenon, explains how and why its sculptures and friezes were taken to Britain, and discusses the arguments for returning them.

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