Stanley Mayes — The Great Belzoni

London , Putnam, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this biography of the archaeological work of Giovanni Belzoni, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this work. Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his bringing down of the colossal granite head of Ramses II that is now in the British Museum. This volume gives an overview of Belzoni and his archaeological experiences. With twenty four plates. Collated, complete.In the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is smart, with some marks to the wraps and fading to the spine and chipping to the head of the spine. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good.