LAYARD, Austen Henry (1817-1894). Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; with travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert. London: John Murray, 1853. 8vo. 2 folding engraved maps; 14 lithographed plates and plans (a few folding or tinted), numerous illustrations in text. (Some minor spotting throughout.) Original pictorial blindstamped light brown ribbed cloth. FIRST EDITION. Atabey 687; Abbey Travel 384; Blackmer 969. [With:] LAYARD. Nineveh and its Remains: With an account of a visit to the Chaldaean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or Devil-Worshippers. London: John Murray, 1849. 8vo. Half-titles; engraved folding map, 26 plates and plans (some folding). (Light spotting throughout.) Contemporary half morocco (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Library of the Royal Artillery (bookplates). FIRST EDITION. Atabey 685; Blackmer 968.