THE SEA KINGS OF CRETE - Baikie, 1920 - ANCIENT GREEK MINOAN CULTURE LEGENDS

THE SEA KINGS OF CRETE

Book Details + Condition: A&C Black Ltd (London). Third Edition, 1920. Hardcover with blue decorated boards and spine. 264 pages with Index. 32 full-page black-and-white photographs and maps, with one being a fold-out to rear. The work focuses on the development of the ancient Minoan civilization and the archaeological excavation work at the capital city of Knossos. Chapters include:

- The Legends

- The Homeric Civilization

- The Palace of Knossos

- Phaestos, Hagia Triada, and Eastern Crete

- Crete and Egypt

- Life under the Sea-Kings

- And more.

Firm binding; bumped corners; light wear to boards; fading to spine, with chafed spine ends; a few areas of age toning to pages; repaired tears to two page corners (in Index); interior is clean and free of markings.