Attianese, Greek Calabria, 3 vols.

Pasquale Attianese, Greek Calabria, 3 volumes, De Luca Editore, Santa Severina 1974-1980, 1388 pp. in total, richly illustrated, 25 cm, hardback with gold titles and decorations on the spine, front cover and acetate dust jacket.

Volume I: Brettion, Kaulonia, Cosentia, Kroton, Medma, Noyceria, Pandosia, Petelia, Skyllation, Temsa, Terina, 1974, pp. 400.

Volume II: Aminea, Hipponion, Valentia, Laos, Lokron, Kasarium, Mystia and Hypporon, Ser... or Mer..., Peripolium, Sybaris, Siris, Thurium, 1977, pp. 440.

Volume III: Thurium (Part II), Copy, Rhegium, Update with further unpublished coins, coin pondometry and archaeo-numismatic studies of the Calabrian mints, graphs of the location of mints and areas of finds, 1980, pp. 548 with maps and folded plate.

Numbered edition, this is copy no. 122.

Work enhanced by the signatures of the author and the publisher on the verso of the title page of each volume, and by three ownership signatures of a scholar on the initial leaves of volume I only. This latter volume also contains a typewritten letter, with its accompanying envelope, dated June 21, 1979, sent by the publisher to the scholar referenced in the signatures, providing valuable information on the typographical genesis of the work. To complete the set, a promotional leaflet, added by the publisher as supplementary informational material, is included, referring to the splendid edition.

In excellent condition. Very rare.