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Plato. (427?-347 B.C.)
THE WORKS OF PLATO. Selected and Edited by Irwin Edman (Jowett Trans.).
577p. Small 8vo. Original cloth. Spine faded. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120
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Plato. (427?-347 B.C.)
THE REPUBLIC. Translated Out of the Greek by Benjamin Jowett.
8vo. 622p. Illustrated by medallions cut on wood by Fritz Kredel. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Plutarch.
PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Translated From the Original Greek with Notes. by John & William Langhornes.
Tall 8vo. 748p. Double columns. Foxed. Original decorated cloth binding. Bold comments and underlining by a modern reader. This Baltimore version is not recorded in AI, though see: AI 39645-6. Plutarc h was the greatest ancient biographer. His great work is The Parallel Lives comprising 46 surviving biographies arranged in pairs (one Greek life with one comparable Roman) and four single biographies . Plutarch displays evident pride in the culture and greatness of the men of Greece, he is nevertheless fair and honest in his treatment of the Romans. As a biographer Plutarch is almost peerless, alt hough his facts are not always accurate. Since his purpose was to portray character and reveal its moral implications, his technique included the use of much anecdotal material. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W121
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Procopius (Ca. 499-565).
SECRET HISTORY OF PROCOPIUS. Newly Translated from the Greek with an Introduction by Richard Atwater.
8vo. 286p. + Frontis. Printed in a large, bold, sans serif typeface. Original cloth, worn. Mildly erotic text. Procopius was a Byzantine historian, born in Caesarea, Palestine. This is primarily an at tack on the Empress Theodora and the court surrounding Justinian. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W121
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Barr, Stringfellow.
THE WILL OF ZEUS. A History of Greece From the Origins of Hellenic Culture to the Death of Alexander.
496p. + Illustrations. 8vo. Worn DJ. First edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W118
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Sickler, Friedrich.
KADMUS, oder Forschungen in den Dialekten des Semitischen Sprachstammes, zur Entwickelung des Elements der altseten Sprache und Mythe der Hellenen. Erklarung der Theogonie des Hesiodus.
4to. pp. 15, 132. Printed in Greek, Roman, and Hebrew types. Old paper boards binding. Engraved Ex Libris of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (1786-1842), a great Halle biblical scholar and Hebrew - Chaldaic philologist. A scarce and important work on Greek myth and Hesiod's Homeric Hymns. . **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W153
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Sophocles.
OEDIPUS. KING OF THEBES. Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Notes by Gilbert Murray.
pp. (11), 92. Top edge gold gilt. 12mo. Original green cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120
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Xenophon. (Ca. 430-355 B.C.)
XENOFWNTOS KUROU PAIDEIAS. XENOPHONTIS DE CYRI INSTITUTIONE, LIBRI OCTO.
547p. Soiled and wormed. 8vo. Rubbed contemporary full roan leather. Blue printed American Ex Libris of Maris Gibson [probably from Chester County, Pennsylvania]. First American edition of the Cyropaedia in Latin & Greek, as edited by Thomas Hut chinson (1698-1769), and substantially corrected by American editors. * First book printed in American Greek Type * The earliest substantial use of a Gree k font cast in America. The types were cast b y Binny and Rolandson under the direction of John Watts, who was brought from England to supervise the type production and the printing of this book. A la ndmark in American typography and scholarship. AI 11903. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120
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British Museum.
A GUIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES.
8vo. 256p. + 24 Plates. Original full cloth binding. Composed under the direction of Arthur H. Smith. Includes a useful review of the Elgin Marbles and the fragments removed from the Parthenon. The se ction on Greek vases is also very useful. W120
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Broder, Christian Gottlob.
KLEINE LATENISCHE GRAMMATIK. UND WORTERBUCH.
Two volumes in one. pp. 266; 151. 8vo. Foxed. Damp stained. Contemporary German marbled boards and back binding. Pencil ownership of John Eduart Kopp, Buck County (PA). W120
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Bulfinch, Thomas.
THE AGE OF FABLE; or, Stories of Gods and Heroes. Introductory Essay by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini.
Folio. 230p. + Illustrations Original full cloth binding. XLIb.
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Aeschylus.
THE ORESTEIA: AGAMENON / THE LIBATION-BEARERS / THE FURIES. Translated from the Greek by E. D. A. Morshead. Introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrations by Michael Ayrton.
Folio. 176p. Slipcased. Expressively illustrated and nicely printed.
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Euripides.
EURIPIDES. MEDEA / HIPPOLYTUS / THE BACCHAE. Newly Translated by Philip Vellacott. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
Sm. folio. 184p. Slipcased.
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Aristophanes.
THE FROGS. Translated into English Rhyming Verse by Gilbert Murray.
136p. Top edge gold gilt. 12mo. Original full cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120
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Becker, Wilhelm Adolf (1796-1846); Metcalfe, Frederick (1815-1885).
CHARICLES OR, ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS, With Notes and Excursuses. From the German of Professor Becker. Translated by the Rev. Frederick Metcalfe. 7th Edition.
pp. xxi, 512 + Plates. Small 8vo. 20 cm. XLib. Worn original cloth binding. A wonderful guide to the 'every-day' social life and customs of the Ancient Greeks. W121
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Hamilton, Edith.
THE ECHO OF GREECE.
224 p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Dust Jacket. W118
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Harless, Hermann.
LINEAMENTA HISTORIAE GRAECORUM AC ROMANORUM LITTERARIAE SCHOLARUM IN USUM.
pp. xiv, 169. 8vo. Original marbled boards. Spine taped. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 8
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Schuchhardt, Dr. Carl.
SCHLIEMANN'S DISCOVERIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD.
pp. xxxii, 363 + Plates. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Dust Jacket. An updated reproduction of a book originally published in 1891 under the title: Schliemann's Excavations: An Archaeological and Historical Study. 290 Illustrations, 7 maps, 5 appendices, index, etc. W118
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Winterton, Ralph (1600-1636).
POETAE MINORES GRAECI. QUIBUS SUBJUNGITUR, EORUM POTISSIMAEUM QUAE AD PHILOSOPHIAM MORALEM PERTINENT, INDEX UTILIS.
pp. [8], 587, [101]. Text in Greek and Latin on opposite pages. No extra engraved title as in some copies. Numerous typographic borders. Some pages set as typographic designs. Small 8vo. 158 mm. Early full leather binding; lacking 2" of leather at the tail of the spine. Text generally browned and loose, but not brittle, nor with any substantial loss. Numerous early manuscript notations and ownerships, including: Ambrose Lewis, 1657; Thomas Answorth, 1708; Jacob Dickinson, 1763; and Enoch Walker. An interesting copy of a very interesting book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 5
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Falke, Jakob von.
HELLAS UND ROM, eine Culturgeschichte des Classischen Alterthums.
pp. xii, 345. Wood engraved plates and Illustrations. Some foxing. Folio. Absolutely remarkable decorated full red cloth binding. Huge gold central device surrounded by a complex series of rolls, stamps, and illustrations in gold and black. Rarely is this book found in such fresh condition. Oversized. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SE5
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Anarcharsis.
ESPIRIT, MAXIMES ET PRINCIPES DU JEUNE ANACHARSIS.
Two volumes in one. pp. 198 (2); 234 (4). Lacks second (redundant) title page. Lightly foxed. Small 12mo. Contemporary full leather binding, spine gold gilt. Slight loss at tail. This is extremely scarce edition. The work explores the manners, customs, religion, entertainments, laws, and philosophies of the ancient Greeks. It was meant as a sort of organized synopsis of 'Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Greece' by Abbe Jean Jacques Barthelemy (1716-1795). The first edition of this work was published in 1788 (Paris: De Bure). Due to its immediate and enormous success several editions and reprints followed in short order. There was obviously a need for a handy epitome, which this work supplied. RARE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR3
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Aristophanes.
THE BIRDS. Introduction by Dudley Fitts.
66 double-folded pages. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Marian Parry. Beautifully bound in parchment boards, backed in black calf, and preserved in a color designed solander case. Slipcase with a couple of minor stains. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A fine copy of this handsomely produced edition of the great classical Greek play. It would make a great gift. W42
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Gallenga, Antonio.
A SUMMER TOUR IN RUSSIA.
pp. x, 426, (2)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus large folding color map, slightly torn at upper edge. Uncut and unopened. XLib. 8vo. [in 12's]. Original full green cloth binding, spine soiled. Though XLib a nice copy of an important account of travels in Russia, from St. Petersburg on to Moscow, Astrakhan, Tiflis, Batoum, Odessa, Kiev, and Warsaw. Includes remarks on: rural economic conditions; the exile system; Nihilism; Etc. Antonio Gallenga (1810-95), was an Italian patriot who settled in London. He taught at the University College, and also was a critic, journalist and writer. He joined the London Times in 1859 and was foreign correspondent for twenty-five years. His numerous publications dealt mostly with history, literature and politics, which covered a period of over fifty years. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! RUSSIA/1
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Aristophanes.
THE BIRDS. With an Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Illustrations by Marian Parry. Bound With: THE FROGS. Translated From The Greek By William James Hickie. With An Introduction By Gilbert Seldes and Wood-Engravings By John Austen. Collector's Edition.
pp. xii, 52; xviii, 62. Illustrated with text drawings and wood engravings. Green silk moire endpapers. All edges gold gilt. Original green page ribbon. 4to. 390 mm. Original full green leather binding gold decorated in an over-all design of birds in flight. Spine with same gold design and raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, left blank. This Collector's Edition is published in advance for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W75 # 300PR.
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Aeschylus.
THE ORESTEIA. Agamemnon / The Libation-Bearers / The Furies. Translated from the Greek by E.D.A. Morshead. With an Introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
pp. (19), 177 + Plates after oil paintings by Michael Ayrton. Designed by Adrian Wilson; printed by A. Colish; set in LEC Special Janson and American Unical; Curtis Antique paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in brown natural finish cloth, backed in crimson cowhide leather, gold. Folio. Slipcase shows the slightest wear. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A very fine copy of these great classic dramas. It would make a wonderful gift. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W38
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Euripides.
MEDEA. HIPPOLYTUS. THE BACCHAE. Newly translated by Philip Vellacott. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
pp. xx, 184 + Plus Frontis and full page drawings by Michael Ayrton. Top edge purple. Includes an insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number IV:33. 4to. Original full cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Binding slightly dust spotted. Original slip case. Hardbound. Nice copy of Euripides' plays, with haunting drawings. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W82
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Aeschylus; Morshead, E.D.A.
THE ORESTEIA. Translated from the Greek by E. D. A. Morshead. With an Introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
pp. xviii, 176 + Plus Frontis and large dramatic full page plates by Michael Ayrton. Includes an insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number VI:27. Book designed by Adrian Wilson. Folio. Original cloth spine over boards reproduced with gravures of paintings by Michael Ayrton. Original slip case, some soiling. Hardbound. Nice copy. A beautifully printed and affordable version of the original Limited Editions Club publication. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W83
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Aeschylus.
THE ORESTEIA. Agamemnon / The Libation-Bearers / The Furies. Translated from the Greek by E.D.A. Morshead. With an Introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
pp. (19), 177 + Plates after oil paintings by Michael Ayrton. Designed by Adrian Wilson; printed by A. Colish; set in LEC Special Janson and American Unical; Curtis Antique paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in brown natural finish cloth, backed in crimson cowhide leather, gold. Folio. Slipcase shows the slightest wear. Number 1411 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A better than very good copy of these great classic dramas. It would make a wonderful gift. W38
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Longus; Amyot, Jacques.
AMOURS DE DAPHNIS ET CHLOE. Avec Figures par un Eleve de PICART.
pp. [12], 159, [1] (blank), xx + Engraved title and eight full page engraved plates by Picart. Engraved headpieces. Some old age stain. Small 12 mo. 150 mm. Old leather boards binding; needs rebacking. The pastoral romance Daphnis and Chloe is attributed to Longus, a third century A.D. Greek poet. Idyllic in nature, the poem tells the charming story of the love of a goat herd and a shepherdess. Daphnis and Chloe was widely popular in France and England in the 17th and 18th century. This text was translated from the Greek by Jacques Amyot (1513-1593). The engraved illustrations are by an anonymous pupil of Bernard Picart (1673-1733) one of the greatest French artist / engravers of the era. FR-VOYAGE 3RD FL
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Aeschines and Demosthenes.
AISXINOU O KTA KTHSIFWNTOS KAI DHMOSQENOYS O PERI STEFANOY LOGOS. [ORATIONS]. Interpretione Latinam P. Foulkes & J. Freind. Editio Secunda.
pp. (14), 182, (18). The very thin paper used to cancel a4 and b4 has deteriorated - completely on a4. Text in Greek with Latin notes. Three engraved portraits have apparently been removed. ** Extensive manuscript translations into English. 8vo. (in 4). [18 5 x 113 mm.] Contemporary full calf binding. Boards tooled in blind with several frames. Cracked at joints. Early ownerships, including: Jacob Nash, Oxford and E.G. Davis, 1847. Dibdin I:487. Aeschine s (Ca. 390?314 B.C.), Athenian orator and polititian, was a great rival of Demosthenes (384??322 B.C.). He rose from humble circumstances and became powerful in politics because of his oratorical gift s. At first he opposed Philip II of Macedon, then later changed sides, arguing that resistance to Macedonian power was useless. Both he and Demosthenes were members of the embassy to Philip in 348 B.C ., and afterward Demosthenes bitterly and baselessly accused Aeschines of accepting Macedonian bribes. He was to have been joined in his action by Timarchus, but Aeschines prevented this by his oratio n Against Timarchus (345 B.C.). Aeschines defended himself well in his oration On the False Legation (342 B.C.)?a title also used by Demosthenes in his accusatory oration. The trouble between the orat ors grew and culminated in a dispute over a gold crown that the orator Ctesiphon proposed should be given Demosthenes in 330 B.C. Aeschines brought suit with Against Ctesiphon. Demosthenes replied wit h his sturdy defense On the Crown. Aeschines lost and was fined, and retired to Asia Minor where, according to Plutarch, he lived as a professional Sophist. This is offered as much for its manuscript interest as for it being an early printing. W120
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Bible / New Testament.
REVIEW OF "THE NEW TESTAMENT, IN AN IMPROVED VERSION, UPON THE BASIS OF ARCH-BISHOP NEWCOME'S TRANSLATION."
pp. 55, (1) [Publisher's catalogue]. Age stain. Lacks front fly leaf. 8vo. 205 mm. New wraps. Title continues: "Including A review of Griesbach's edition of the Greek Testament; with remarks upon the various editions and versions of the New Testament, and an inquiry into the propriety of a new translation. From The Eclectic Review." S&S/AI 21202. Softcover. Good. AI BX 3
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Christian Economy.
THE CHRISTIAN ECONOMY. Translated from the Original Greek of an Old Manuscript, Found In The Island Of Patmos, Where St. John Wrote His Book Of The Revelation.
72 p. Damp stain. Age stain. 24mo. 145 mm. Original worn paper covered boards. Spine perished. Early manuscript ownership on front board "The Property of Henry C. Cline Presented by Mr. Hayes June 14th, 1845." Manuscript ownership of H.C. Cline on rear fly leaf. Rare. OCLC records only two examples in American libraries. S&S/AI 15755. Hardbound. Good. AI BX 7
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Schliemann, Henry.
TIRYNS: THE PREHISTORIC PALACE OF THE KINGS OF TIRYNS. The Results of the Latest Excavations.
pp. lxiv + 385 + Plus 24 plates in Color Chromolithography (some folding) + A folding map and four plans. 188 woodcuts in the text. Tall 8vo. 268 mm. Original gilt decorated cloth binding, worn at extremities. Very XLib with a couple of unsightly repairs, but really a sound and attractive copy. Hardbound. Very good. First American Edition. Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) was born in Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) but was a world-traveler as a treasure hunter and pioneer archaeologist. An advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer, he became the first important excavator of Troy and of the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. Schliemann brought dedication, enthusiasm, conviction a large fortune, and a great deal of luck to the work. His personal history is quite fascinating. At the Tiryns excavation he worked with Wilhelm Dorpfeld (1853-1940) a German architect, best known for his contributions to classical archaeology, and the wonderful drawings in this volume. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W112
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Bible - New Testament - Greek; Baskerville. 1763.
HE KAINE DIATHEKE [Greek Title] = NOVUM TESTAMENTUM : JUXTA EXEMPLAR MILLIANUM. Typis Joannis Baskerville.
pp. [4], 415, [1]. Small age and damp stains to the first and last 40 leaves or so. Wide margined. Large 4to. 300mm. All edges gold gilt. Early plain full vellum binding. Marbled endpapers. Hand lettered ownership of: J.M Hicks, Winton, September 1910. Sole quarto printing of the Greek New Testament using Baskerville type (i.e., Greek type that Baskerville designed and cut himself). The text follows the 1707 edition by John Mill (1645-1707), with seven variations. This quarto edition was limited to 500 copies, and is much scarcer than the 8vo edition issued around the same time. Gaskell - Add. 1; Darlow & Moule 4755. John Baskerville (1706-1775) was the greatest printer of his era. Born in Wolverley, Hereford - Worcester, England, he became a writing master in Birmingham. He also carried on a successful japanning (varnishing) business there. In about 1750 he began to make experiments in letter founding, and produced the wonderful series of types now named after him. His first book, the Virgil of 1757, was also the first to be printed upon wove paper (manufactured by a process that he invented). In 1758 he became printer to Cambridge University. There he designed other fonts, including his remarkable Greek type. All of his books bear the marks of fine craftsmanship and a refined sense of design.**PRICE JUST REDUCED! RARE. SAFE ADD 1
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Demosthenes.
SEVERAL ORATIONS OF DEMOSTHENES, EXCITING THE ATHENIANS TO OPPOSE THE EXORBITANT POWER OF PHILIP KING OF MACEDON. Translated in the Years 1702 and 1744, from the Original Greek, by the Earl of Peterborough, Lord Lansdowne, Dr, Garth, Colonel Stanhope, Mr. Topham, and other Hands. To which is prefix'd A Preface, taken from the French of Monsieur Tourreil, containing a short View of the History of Greece, and the Life of Demosthenes. The whole carefully Revised and Corrected, with Libanius's Arguments, and some Notes from Ulpian, now first added.
pp. [4], 342. 12mo. 170 mm. Age stain on title. Nineteenth century full leather binding. No endpapers. A very interesting collection of English translations of Demosthenes Demosthenes (384322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Scarce. SMALL BOX 5
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Bible. New Testament. Greek & Latin. 1806. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
HE KAINE DIATHEKE - NOVUM TESTAMENTUM, CUM VERSIONE LATINA ARIAE MONTANI. Editio Prima Americana. Cura Johannis Watts.
561 p. [i.e. 571] p. Various pagination. Double column. Text in Greek and Latin. Early manuscript ownership of Samuel Helffenstein (1775-1866). Also Peter Plug, 1816 and J.N. Wagner. Crude pencil drawings on rear fly leaves. Text beginning to brown but not brittle. 12mo. 185 mm. Original full leather binding, scuffed and worn. Original leather spine label. Loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Good. Helffenstein was Elected as minister of the Pennsylvania Bible Society in 1799, and served as a manager of the Bible Society from 1808-1854. The Society probably sponsored this Greek/Latin Edition. He was pastor of the First Reformed Church (St. Peter's German Reformed) in Philadelphia. His father - Rev. John Christian Albert Helfenstein was a minister of the German Reformed Congregation in Germantown. S&S/AI 9974. First American Edition of a Greek & Latin New Testament. SCARCE. Apparently not listed for sale on-line anywhere. PAIMP 10
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MacDonnel, David Evans.
A DICTIONARY OF SELECT AND POPULAR QUOTATIONS, WHICH ARE IN DAILY USE. Third American Edition, Corrected, With Additions.
pp. (6) [Index of Abbreviations is bound out of place], (vii)-x, (2), (13)-322, (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. Title age stained. 12mo. 180 mm. Boards detached. Virtually disbound. Text block tight. Title continues: "Taken From The Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, And Italian Languages: Translated Into English, With Illustrations, Historical And Idiomatic". S&S/AI 44649. Third American edition. PAIMP 10
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MacDonnel, David Evans.
A DICTIONARY OF SELECT AND POPULAR QUOTATIONS, WHICH ARE IN DAILY USE. Third American Edition, Corrected, With Additions.
pp. (6), (vii)-x, (2), (13)-322, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Very foxed. Early manuscript ownership of James Booth on title page and first fly leaf. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Lacks spine labels. Title continues: 'Taken From The Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, And Italian Languages: Translated Into English, With Illustrations, Historical And Idiomatic'. S&S/AI 44649. Third American edition. Hardbound. Good. PAIMP 22
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Reusch, Johann Wilhelm (1701-1759).
SYRUS INTERPRES CUM FONTE NOVI TESTAMENTI GRAECO COLLATUS
ff. 8, 384 p. 16mo. 170 mm. Text mainly in Greek and Latin, with small bits of Hebrew and Syriac. Plain paper boards binding. Edges decorated red. XLib. [Philadelphia Divinity School]. Hardbound. Very Good. Autograph ownership (1825) of Rev. Joseph Jaquett (1794-1869). Before becoming a Protestant Episcopal minister, he was engaged in the drug business and expected to become a doctor. He was a rector and minister at various churches in the Philadelphia area. His greatest fame comes from his work with Isaac Leeser on the first American edition of the Hebrew Bible. VERY SCARCE. Only a handful of examples are held in libraries worldwide. NW1 / SMALL Box 4
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Barthelemy, Jean-Jacques.
TRAVELS OF ANACHARSIS THE YOUNGER IN GREECE. DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE FOURTH CENTURY, BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA. The First American Edition. Four Volumes.
pp. xviii, 419; 403; : vii, 463; vii, 496. Lacks the folding map. Worn original full leather bindings. 8vo. 215 mm. ExLib. Early (1814) autograph ownership. Some foxing and browning. Jean-Jacques Barthelemy (1716-1795) was a French writer who was especially interested in the classics and numismatics. He worked as the Keeper of the Royal Collection of Metals, and continued his post during the French Revolution. This, his most famous work, was first published in 1788. It tells a story of a young Scythian man, a descendant of the philosopher in the title, who tours Greece and writes about the customs and idiosyncrasies of each place he visits. It was considered a useful handbook for Greek classical studies, and helped students to real insights about early Greek culture. Translated from the French by William Beaumont for the original English language edition. S&S/AI 5808. EVANS2
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Herodianus; Politan; Zosimus; Estienne.
HERODIAN HISTORIARUM LIBRI VIII.
pp. [viii], 182, [ii], 79, [i]. Woodcut Estienne device on title page. Greek and Latin in parallel columns. Text uniformly foxed. Manuscript description of the acquistion (in 1800) of this copy and other bibliographic points. 4to. 26 cm. 18th century full limp vellum binding. Herodianus, supposed to have been a Syrian Greek, flourished during the third century A.D. In 203 he was in Rome, where he held some minor posts. His great historical work was written in Greek and narrates the events of the fifty-eight years between the death of Marcus Aurelius and the proclamation of Gordianus III. (180-238). The narrative is of special value as supplementing Dion Cassius, whose history ends with Alexander Severus. Chronicling the events of his own times, gifted with ordinary powers of observation, indubitable candour and independence of view his work is of inestimable value. He gives a lively account of many events such as: the death of Commodus; the assassination of Pertinax; how Didius Julianus bought the Roman Empire at auction; etc. Extensive use has been made of Herodianus by later chroniclers, especially the 'Scriptores historiae Au gustae' and John of Antioch. Poliziano did the first translation into Latin (1493) which conferred celebrity status on Herodian for the duration of the Renaissance. This Herodian was described by Dibdin as `an elegant, rare and critical edition', with notes and textual revisions by Henri Estienne. This is the first edition of any part of Zosimus (Editio Princeps), although Estienne only printed the first two books, translated by Leunclavius. The volume was dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney. Estienne (Etienne) (Latinized as Stephanus) was a great family of Parisian and Genevan printers of the 16th and 17th century, distinguished through five generations in scholarship as well as in their craft. Henri Estienne , Jr. (1531?-1598), was the greatest scholar of the family. He inherited his father's (Robert) press on the express condition that it should not be moved from Geneva. He was a well-trained scholar and devoted years to searching for manuscripts. Although humanism was far advanced, he, nevertheless, discovered numerous works of classical authors of which he issued first editions. His editions of Greek and Latin works are remarkable for their accuracy and textual criticism. Renouard 149/7; Schreiber 209; Dibdin II, 15; Adams H388, S1738. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Small Box OST 1
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Flagg, Ernest.
LE NAOS DU PARTHENON du Livre de lauteur pret a Paraitre Intitule le Recouvrement de lart, ces feuilles etant une Communication adressee a Charles Marie Widor.
pp. XII-143 + Six plates & various text figures + 10p. Mimeographed Circular letter promoting the book and its project (in 1937) bound in at the front. There are also minor manuscript corrections in the printed QDtext, probably by Flagg. This example was owned by Reinhardt Dempwolf (1861-1945), a prominent German born architect who was very active and influential in York, PA. There is a partially typed letter (1937) to him from the author. There is also an ALS on Harvard stationary to Mr. Dempwolf from J. Burn Helme (a professor and architect prominent at Penn State). The work is scarce. It puts forward a persuasive argument that the proportions seen in the Parthenon were employed throughout the Greek classical world. PHil ARCH1
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Sutherland, Graham - Apollinaire, Guillaume
Apollinaire. Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée
Mm 210x300 Brossura originale muta, sovraccoperta a stampa, manca la numerazione delle pagine ma di 88 con tavole a colori (acquatinte - aquatints) ed illustrazioni monocromatiche comprese nel testo redatto in lingua francese ed inglese - french-english texts. Presentazione di Giulio Carlo Argan. Opera in buonissime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
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Sutherland, Graham - Apollinaire, Guillaume
Apollinaire. Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée
Mm 210x300 Brossura originale muta, sovraccoperta a stampa, manca la numerazione delle pagine ma di 88 con tavole a colori (acquatinte - aquatints) ed illustrazioni monocromatiche comprese nel testo redatto in lingua francese ed italiana - french-italian texts. Presentazione di Giulio Carlo Argan. Opera in buonissime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
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GOFFMAN, DANIEL - DOGAN KUBAN (Texts by) - KAYA DINCER (Architectural drawings by)
Visions from a vanishing past. Architectural drawings from Izmir and Western Anatolia.
Mm 355x375 Volume rilegato in tela con immagine applicata al piatto e titolo impresso al dorso, custodia editoriale originale, 147 pagine splendidamente illustrate con disegni a colori.(Original bdg. In original slip case). Testo in lingua inglese - English text. Copia in ottime condizioni, pari al nuovo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
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Aa. Vv.
Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 (Codex B) Phototypice Expressus Iussu PAULI PP VI Pontificis Maximi.
Riproduzione in facsimile del prezioso codice redatto in lingua greca. Volume in copertina rigida con legatura in pelle, titolo impresso in oro al piatto e al dorso, sovraccoperta originale il tutto contenuto in un robusto cofanetto editoriale muto. A chiusura del volume, in apposita tasca, è conservato un agile manuale introduttivo in lingua italiana di 22 pagine. Opera in condizioni eccellenti; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
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D'Hancarville, Pierre-François Hugues
The Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton
Mm 330x500 Edizione a cura di Madeleine Gisler-Huwiler e Schütze Sebastian. Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, custodia protettiva in cartone figurato, 364 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori. Testo in inglese, francese e tedesco - English-French-German texts. Opera in condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink-wrap. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
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Preble, Michael (a cura di)
William Baziotes. Dipinti e Disegni 1934-1962
Mm 240x280 Nuovo - Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, 136 pagine con 77 figure a colori e 34 in nero. Opera in stato di nuovo - brand new in original shrinkwrap. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE
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TATIUS, Achille - llustrations de Henry CHAPRONT- Traduit du grec par du PERRON de CASTERA
Les amours de Leucippe et de Clitophon - 2 volumes
PARIS, A l'Enseigne du Pot Cassé - Antiqua - 1930 - In-12 - Broché - complet en 2 volumes sur Papyrus de Tsahet - 1 exemplaire numéroté - Nombreuses illustrations hors-texte, dans le texte et ornements (bandeaux, lettrines, culs-de-lampe) par Henry Chapront -Traduit du grec par Du Perron de Castera - 186 & 170 pages - Très propres
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GAILHABAUD, Jules (sous la Direction de ) - Planches gravées par M. LEMAITRE
Monuments anciens et modernes, Collection formant une histoire de l' Architecture des différents peuples à toutes les Epoques - 62 ème Livraison - Style Gréc - Grece - Theorie de l'art grec
Paris, Firmin Didot, 1844 - 62 ème Livraison - In-4 - 1 gravure- Propre
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