Desborough, V.R. d'A. — The Greek Dark Ages

London, England , Ernest Benn Limited, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound simply in brick-red cloth over boards, with sharp and distinct silver lettering to spine. From the publisher blurb, "Describes Greece and the Aegean (excluding Macedonia) during the period c. 1125-900 B.C. -- a period veiled in obscurity and beset by unsolved problems, but of vital importance. Its early years cover the last flickers of the Mycenaean world; and it is possible to suggest what may have led to the disappearance of the earlier culture. A new culture took its place, and this eventually led to the glories of Archaic and Classical Greece. [This book] gives Early and Late Dark Age evidence on a regional pattern." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [4], 5-388 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine