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Stoneman, Richard
Literary Companion to Travel in Greece
Gazetteer of Greek places as described by poets and writers through the ages. 321p. bibliography. index Paper age-toned. Book
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Storace Patricia
Dinner With Persephone
New York New York: Pantheon Books 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Enjoy and learn about Greece--its culture people places social customs religious customs--with Patricia Storace. Binding of blue half-cloth with copper titles blue paper-wrapped boards very clean and unmarked lower front corner scuffed lower edges lightly rubbed. Tight solid and square. Interior is very clean and free from any markigs no creases. Uncliped jacket is rubbed else Fine. 398 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Pantheon Books New York 1996. Pantheon Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014722 ISBN : 0679421343 9780679421344
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
San Bruno CA: Audio Literature 1997 "Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West." Audio book Abridged read by Jill Eikenberry box of 2 cassette tapes sealed in package. Audio Book. New. Illus. by Read by Jill Eikenberry. Book on Tape/Talking Book. Audio Literature unknown
Bookseller reference : 28384 ISBN : 1574530992 9781574530995
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
New York: Vintage 1996 Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Vintage paperback
Bookseller reference : 18403 ISBN : 0679744789 9780679744788
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
New York: Vintage 1996 Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Vintage paperback
Bookseller reference : 15800 ISBN : 0679744789 9780679744788
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
New York: Pantheon 1996 Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. 1st.US Ed. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Pantheon hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14492 ISBN : 0679421343 9780679421344
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
London: Granta Books 1997 Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. 1st.UK Ed. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Granta Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14491
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
San Bruno CA: Audio Literature 1997 "Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West." Audio book Abridged read by Jill Eikenberry box of 2 cassette tapes sealed in package. Audio Book. New. Illus. by Read by Jill Eikenberry. Book on Tape/Talking Book. Audio Literature unknown
Bookseller reference : 13651 ISBN : 1574530992 9781574530995
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Storace Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
London: Granta Books 1997 Mixing affection with detachmentrapture with claritythis American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. 1st.UK Ed. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Granta Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13257
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Storace,Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
Mixing affection with detachment,rapture with clarity,this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West.398P. Book
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Storace,Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
Mixing affection with detachment,rapture with clarity,this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West.Patricia Storace, with immense tact and skill, reveals how the dreams of modern Greece are the woven product of classical culture, of Byzantine and Orthodox Christianity, Ottoman occupation and of modern nationalism. The dizzying paradoxes that result when an outsider tries to fathom this very old country - which is at the same time a relatively young and spiky Balkan nation - give this book its taut and careful lyrical quality. The author leads her readers by a form of writing which allows critical affection and unpredictable understanding. 398p.Tiny remainder mark, else as new Book
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Storace,Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
Patricia Storace, with immense tact and skill, reveals how the dreams of modern Greece are the woven product of classical culture, of Byzantine and Orthodox Christianity, Ottoman occupation and of modern nationalism. The dizzying paradoxes that result when an outsider tries to fathom this very old country - which is at the same time a relatively young and spiky Balkan nation - give this book its taut and careful lyrical quality. The author leads her readers by a form of writing which allows critical affection and unpredictable understanding.398p. Book
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Storace,Patricia
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
" Living in Athens, poet and author Patricia Storace begins her fascinating journey through the glories of Greece. She conjures up anarchic cities and idyllic towns and harbors where the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires continue to maintain a presence. In a 30-minute afterword, she discusses Dinner with Persephone and her work as a poet and prose writer, and answers questions about her life in Greece.." Audio book (Abridged) read by Jill Eikenberry (box of 2 cassette tapes shrink- sealed in package) Audio Book
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Storig, Hans Joachim
Breve Storia Della Scienza Voll. 1-2
Mm 180x255 Due volumi in copertina rigida, sovraccoperta editoriale con piccoli strappi e segni d'uso, 824 pagine complessive, alcuni segni di pennarello rosso alle pagine 485, 507 e 508. Interno in ottimo stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
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Storoni Mazzolani Lidia
L'impero Senza Fine
In 8°, pp.213, (11). Bross. edit. Prima edizione. Bell'esemplare
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Storoni Mazzolani Lidia
Una Moglie
16mo 11x18 p.93 brossura editoriale. Lidia Storoni Mazzolani ha il dono di far diventare un problema filologico racconto borgesiano. Come Borges sa giocare col tempo, stabilire ardue rispondenze, creare sottili rapporti tra il passato e il presente, tra la nostra condizione e quella degli antichi. Al rigore dello studio, alla precisa e minuziosa ricostruzione di un testo (e di un'epoca), unisce la qualità che pochi storici e fiologi possiedono: la qualità dello scrittore, la capacità visionaria e fantastica di vivere col personaggio, coi personaggi. E così è in queste pagine, racconto storico-filologico che nasce da un'epigrafe lungamente studiata e discussa, ma solo ora restituita alla sua umana verità
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Story William W. Wetmore
Roba Di Roma
London: Chapman and Hall 1875. Seventh Edition . Morocco /Marbled Boards. Near Fine. 7 7/8" Tall. Title V-X 594 Pp. Seventh Edition Bound Without The Photographs First Published With This Edition With The Preface To The Sixth Edition And No Mention Of Photographs. A Very Attractive And Well Preserved Issue. Red Morocco Spine And Tips 5 Raised Bands With Gilt Decorations Gilt Bands And Decorations At Top And Bottom Of Spine Matching Marbled Boards Endpapers And Page Edges. Contents Near Fine. Morocco And Boards In Excellent Condition Gilt Brilliant A Little Rubbing At Small Areas At Spine Edges Rubbing Ar Edges Of Boards With A Little Loss Of Paper At Some Places On Edges A 3/16" Loss Of Paper At Center Of Front Board At Foredge With A Corresponding 1/2" Loss Along The Edge Itself. Hinges Very Strong An Attractive Copy For Shelf And For Reading. <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 025258
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STOUGH Charlotte L.
Greek Skepticism - A study in Epistomology
[8] + 167pp., 24cm., publisher's hardcover in red cloth, dustwrapper (with some minor wear), text and interior clean and bright, good condition, F105092
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STOUGH Charlotte L.
Greek Skepticism - A study in Epistomology
Berkeley, University of California Press 1969 [8] + 167pp., 24cm., publisher's hardcover in red cloth, dustwrapper (with some minor wear), text and interior clean and bright, good condition, F105092
Bookseller reference : F105092
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STOURNARAS NICOS S.
LES METEORES. LES ROCHERS SACRES ET LEUR HISTOIRE.
CHEZ L AUTEUR.. 1990. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 95 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Carte dépliantes en fin d'ouvrage.
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STOURNARAS NICOS S.
LES METEORES. LES ROCHERS SACRES ET LEUR HISTOIRE.
CHEZ L AUTEUR.. 1990. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 95 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Carte dépliantes en fin d'ouvrage.. . . . Classification Dewey : 949.5-Grèce
Bookseller reference : R150140379
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Stournaras,Nick
Delphi
Delphi and its remains in colour photographs from the Stouranas studio. Undated s [25p.] [NO copies found in WorldCat Book
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Stoyan Popov
The Maces from the Present Bulgarian Lands 10th–17th c. AD
<p>In English with French and German summaries. Hard cover 29 cm 548 pp. ISBN: 978-954-322-624-5.</p><p><strong>CONTENTS:</strong></p><p>Introduction</p><p>Chapter one. The maces from the today’s Bulgarian territories — studies</p><p>Chapter two. The maces of the Bulgarian Middle Ages. Problems of the terminology. Representations on works of fine arts</p><p>Chapter three. The maces from the today’s Bulgarian territories 10th—17th c.: Typology and an attempt on chronology</p><p>I. Barrel-shaped maces with buds</p><p>II. Small-sized cubic four-knobs bronze maces</p><p>III. Barrel-shaped of bi-conical maces</p><p>IV. Barrel-shaped with surface covered with rhombs</p><p>V. Flat four-know maces</p><p>VI. Cubic maces with four pyramid knobs</p><p>VII. Prismatic maces with four pyramidal knobs</p><p>VIII. Spherical maces with cubic knobs</p><p>IX. Spherical maces with conic knobs</p><p>X. Spherical maces with prolonged pyramidal knobs</p><p>XI. Spiral-shaped maces</p><p>XII. Prolonged maces</p><p>XIII. Star-shaped maces with 12 knobs</p><p>XIV. Star-shaped maces with more than 12 knobs</p><p>XV. Cubic polygonal maces</p><p>XVI. Barrel-shaped maces with vertical flanges</p><p>XVII. Polygonal vertical flanges with a short sleeve</p><p>XVIII. The maces of the type are characteristic of their elongated shape</p><p>XIX. Cylindrical/ conical maces with three rows of spikes shaped as a whole or truncated pyramid</p><p>XX. Maces with a long shaft terminating in a compact fighting head</p><p>XXI. Maces with a long shaft terminating in a fighting head composed of vertical flanges</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Catalogue</p><p>Bibliography</p><p>Les massues du territoire Bulgare d’aujourd’hui X—XVII s. Résumé</p><p>Keulen auf dem Territorium des heutigen Bulgarians 10.—17. Jahrhundert Zusammenfassung</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>==================================================================</p><p><b>IMPORTANT : The shipping cost in not included in the price. You will have to approve it after the confirmation of the order.</b></p> Ivrai hardcover
Bookseller reference : S8328 ISBN : 9543226245 9789543226245
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Strabo / Jones, Horace Leonard [Trans.]
The Geography of Strabo: Based in Part upon the Unfinished Version of John Robert Sitlington Sterrett - In Eight Volumes [VOLUME VII IS MISSING] [SERIES]: The Loeb Classical Library
VOLUME VII IS MISSING. VOL. II, III, IV, V, VIII Contains folded maps. [VOL. I]: Books I-II / [VOL. II]: Books III-V / [VOL. III]: Books VI-VII / [VOL. IV]: Books VIII-IX / [VOL. V]: Books X-XII / [VOL. VI]: Books XIII-XIV / [VOL. VIII]: Book XVII & General Index. [ALL VOLUMES]: 11.5x16.5 cm. xliii+531+v+479+397+465+541+397+510 pages. Gilt hardcover. Top and bottom of spine are chafed. Pencil writing on several pages. [VOL. II]: Top of spine is worn. [IN CONCLUSION]: Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Strabon
"Géographie de Strabon tome premier"
"1894. Paris Librairie Hachette 1894 - Broché 12 cm x 19 cm 482 pages - Texte de Strabon trad. nouvelle de Amédée Tardieu - Notes au stylo sur la page de garde sinon bon état"
Bookseller reference : 14623
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STRABON
De situ orbis libru XVII. Editi quidem in eorum gratiam, qui Geographiae studiosi sunt, olim (ut putatur) à Guarino Ve ronesi, [...]. Tome I seul.
lyon gabrielum coterium 1559 parchemin Lugduni (Lyon), Apud Gabrielem Coterium (Gabriel Cotier), 1559, 1 volume in-16 de 70 x 115 mm environ, 878 pages, (30) ff. (Index), (1) f. Parchemin souple d'époque, dos portant titre et tomaison inscrits à l'encre. Reliure tachée par endroits, contregardes décollées (claies avec inscriptions en grec apparentes) apparentes, inscriptions manuscrites sur les gardes, pages brunies, fines mouillures marginales, bon exemplaire malgré les défauts signalés.
Bookseller reference : 112586
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STRAMAGLIA, A., (ed.),
Eros. Antiche trame greche D'amore
8vo,m br. ed. 468p. Serie: Le Rane, Collana di Studi e Testi, Studi 28. : A. BESCHORNER a.o.): Eros petzos. Profili di romanzieri, 'novellisti', epistolografi erotici greci e latini (pp.7-73); E. MIGNOGNA: Calliroe e lo Scamandro: Ps.-Eschine 9pp.85-97); C. CONSONNI: Cidippe e Aconzio (pp.105-129); A. STRAMAGLIA: Filinnio e Macate (pp.167-185); C. CONSONNI: Pantea e Abradate: Senofonte (pp.209-243); S. ROMANI: Stratonice e Antonico, 'malato d'amore': Luciano (pp.271-283); E. MIGNOGNA: Conone, Narrazione (pp.315-351).
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STRAMIGIOLI, Antonio
Dissertazioni istorico-critiche intorno al trasporto delle romane leggi delle XII. tavole dalla Grecia
In 4°, pp. (2), VIII, 263, (1). Legatura alle armi in pieno marocchino, titolo al dorso, tagli rossi. Le dodici tavole di cui si parla sono la prima codificazione scritta del diritto romano, la cui redazione risale alla metà del V secolo a.C. Questo corpus deriva dai “mores”, cioè l’insieme di leggi che avevano fino allora codificazione orale. Secondo Tito Livio e altre fonti antiche, allo scopo di produrre le dodici tavole, il Senato romano inviò in Grecia una delegazione di ambasciatori per studiare le leggi di Atene e di altre città. Le tavole, non si sa di quale materiale, sarebbero state affisse nel Foro e distrutte nel sacco di Roma del 390 a.C. All’epoca della dissertazione di Stramigioli, abate pesarese, sulla scia delle obiezioni di Vico e della riflessione sul diritto romano apertasi nel XVIII secolo, si era aperto un dibattito secondo il quale i Romani non avrebbero fatto questa spedizione: fra i sostenitori di questa ipotesi troviamo Francesco Maria Ganassoni, al quale lo Stramigioli si rivolge direttamente nelle prime tre sue dissertazioni. Curiosa e originale la quarta dissertazione, nella quale si affronta il tema della nautica e della capacità romana di navigare in epoca romana. Alle sette dissertazioni sulle XII tavole se ne aggiunge un’ottava (“sopra le correnti gramatiche della lingua latina”) in cui l’autore contesta il metodo corrente per insegnare “a’ fanciulli detta lingua col mezzo delle medesime”. 2 According to some studies, the XII plates, i.e. the oldest written codification in Roman law, couldn’t have a Greek source. Stramigioli strongly sustains, in this work, that a Roman delegation was on the contrary sent to Athens, to put together this code. In the fourth dissertation the author address the issue to the Roman ability to sail (and so going to Greece).
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Strani Potts Maria
The Cat of Portovecchio: Corfu Tales
Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger 2007 First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Brandl & Schlesinger paperback
Bookseller reference : 27520 ISBN : 1876040858 9781876040857
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Strani-Potts, Maria
The Cat of Portovecchio: Corfu Tales
Translation by Fani Spiridaki of "The Cat of Portovecchio: Corfu Tales" Portovekio is a bustling, picturesque fishing village in Corfu where each resident has a story to tell .... Zoe mourns dead husband and little Louisa her mother. The priest Antonis conspires and intrigues. Young lovers meet secretly. Chara is a hardy independent woman and her husband, Spyros is the most beautiful man in the village. .. A novel with the nostalgic scent of the islands of Greece.276p Book
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Straniero, Michele L.
Gli Ortodossi L'altro Cristianesimo
Mm 110x185 Collana "Uomini e religioni". Volume nella sua brossura originale, 170 pagine. Opera in condizioni molto buone, presenta una piccola etichetta di biblioteca dismessa alla prima carta, la copertina mostra leggeri segni del tempo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
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Stransky Jan
Vento dell'Est su Praga. Il dramma di un popolo libero caduto sotto il giogo bolscevico
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Strasburger, Hermann
ZUM ANTIKEN GESELLSCHAFTSIDEAL
Spine slightly sunned. Very light shelfwear. ; Abhandlungen Der Heidelberger Akademie Der Wissenschaften Philosophisch-Historische Klasse Jahrgang 1976 - 4. Abh. ; 123 pages
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Strassler Robert B. Ed. & Victor Davis Hanson Intro.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
Free Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0684828154 . Scholar's name to ffep Robert Brown. 1 corner lightly bumped. Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear. ; A newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley Translation with Maps Annotations Appendices and Encyclopedic Index. ; 711 pages; Beautifully and intelligently presented with a huge array of supportive material this is the most lucid "reader-friendly" and comprehensive edition of this classic text ever published. Illustrations and maps throughout. . Free Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19992 ISBN : 0684828154 9780684828152
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Strassler Robert B. Ed. & Victor Davis Hanson Intro.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
Free Press. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0684828154 . Rubbing to spine has effaced lettering else minor shelfwear. Front hinge starting to pull. Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear. ; A newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley Translation with Maps Annotations Appendices and Encyclopedic Index. ; 711 pages; Beautifully and intelligently presented with a huge array of supportive material this is the most lucid "reader-friendly" and comprehensive edition of this classic text ever published. Illustrations and maps throughout. . Free Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8321 ISBN : 0684828154 9780684828152
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STRATIS DUKAS.
Bir esirin anilari. Translated by Osman Bleda.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 80 p. Bir esirin anilari.Kapinin mandali tikirdiyor ve içeri biri giriyor. Orta boylu, genis gögüslü, sarisin, mavi gözlü. Onun kabataslak resmini yapmisim. Ve o anda herkes bir agizdan "Nah iste, Türk numarasi yaparak kurtulanlardan biri" Bu utangaç Anadolu insani kizariyor, bir köseye oturup susuyor. Çok geçmeden, biraz uzo, biraz sohbet derken isindi ve hikayesine basladi; digerleri gibi Turkofonos ve sark masalcisi. Turkofonos oldugundan, fiilleri cümlenin sonuna koyuyordu. Üslubu bana ayni Ahd-i Atik'in dilini hatirlatiyordu.
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STRATIS MYRIVILIS
OLYMPIE - COLLECTION VISITONS LA GRECE N°5.
M.PECHLIVANIDIS & CIE. NON DATE. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Environ 80 pages - non paginé - ouvrage en français, anglais et allemand - nombreuses illustrations en noir et banc dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 949.5-Grèce
Bookseller reference : R240099997
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Straton de Sardes.
La muse adolescente. Choix d’épigrammes érotiques tirées du Livre XII de l’Anthologie grecque. Textes choisis, traduits du grec, annotés et préfacés par Pierre Maréchaux.
Paris, Le Promeneur 1995, 165x125mm, 145pages, broché. Couverture à rabats.
Bookseller reference : 95785
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STRATOS Nia.
Timbres-poste et costumes de Grèce et de France.
Athènes, 1980. In-8 carré, reliure à spirale, reproductions.
Bookseller reference : 10073
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Stratos, Andreas N
Studies in 7th-Century Byzantine Political History.
London, Variorum Reprints, 1983. 8°. With some plates, 222 p., original cloth boards. English text. Good copy.
Bookseller reference : 31411
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Stratou Dora
Danze popolari un legame vivente col passato. Fotografie dei soggetti raffigurati sulle antiche anfore e dei costumi locali Ino Ioannidou – Lenio Bargiotou
In-8°, pp. 44 e 114 illustrazioni fotografiche in nero raffiguranti danzatori, anfore, costumi e merleti. Euro 20
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Stratou, Alexandra
Cooking with Loula: Greek Recipes from My Family to Yours
"Alexandra Stratou invites readers into her Greek family's kitchen, revealing their annual traditions and bringing their recipes to life,with touching remembrances of Kyria Loula the woman who cooked for three generations of Stratou's family and who taught her that the secret ingredient in any beloved dish is the spirit the cook brings with her to the kitchen".239p.illus index.Criat inread copy woth originaloublisher's bans. apinread copy , may have remainder mark cRISP UNREAD COPY, MAY HAVE REMAINSER MARK Book
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Stratou, Andreou N. ; (Stratos)
To Byzantion ston z' aiona ; Tomos A': 602-626 ; Tomos B': 626-634
Two quarto volumes in red printed, illus wraps; 960 p. [total] ; fold out color maps two both vols (laid in at rear vol B); b/w illus (mainly maps) throughout; index at end of Tomos B Rare thus. Two volume set not located in WorldCat. Appears to be complete in two volumes. In Greek. Signed by author on title page, Tomos A ; with author's calling card attached with paperclip. A massive work on Byzantine history (Byzantium ; Constantinople ; Mediterranean )
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Strauss Barry
La Guerra Di Troia
8vo br.cop.fig.a col. traduz.di Lorenzo Argentieri. cm.14x21, pp.XVI,298, Coll.Economica,490
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Strauss, Barry S.
ATHENS AFTER THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR Class, Faction and Policy, 403-386 BC
Dustjacket has minor edgewear to top of spine else Fine. Book has very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; 8vo; 189 pages
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Strauss, Barry S.
ATHENS AFTER THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR Class, Faction and Policy, 403-386 BC
Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear. Book has very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; 8vo; 189 pages
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Strauss, Barry S.
FATHERS AND SONS IN ATHENS Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War
Some scuffing to textblock and front wrap. Tiny crease to lower corner of wraps. Else minor shelfwear. ; Xv, 283pp. Father-son conflict was for the Athenians a topic of widespread interest that touched the core of both family and political life, particularly during times of social upheaval. In this vivid account of the intermingling of politics and the private sphere in classical Athens, Barry Strauss explores the tensions experienced by a society that cherished both youthful independence and paternal authority. He examines father-son relations within the Athenian family and the way these relations were represented in a wide variety of political and literary texts. His inquiry reveals that representations of patricide, father beating, and son murdering did not necessarily coincide with actual instances but rather served as metaphors for intergenerational tensions fueled by democracy, the sophists, and the Peloponnesian War. ; 283 pages
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Strauss, Barry S.
FATHERS AND SONS IN ATHENS Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War
Very minor shelfwear. ; Xv, 283pp. Father-son conflict was for the Athenians a topic of widespread interest that touched the core of both family and political life, particularly during times of social upheaval. In this vivid account of the intermingling of politics and the private sphere in classical Athens, Barry Strauss explores the tensions experienced by a society that cherished both youthful independence and paternal authority. He examines father-son relations within the Athenian family and the way these relations were represented in a wide variety of political and literary texts. His inquiry reveals that representations of patricide, father beating, and son murdering did not necessarily coincide with actual instances but rather served as metaphors for intergenerational tensions fueled by democracy, the sophists, and the Peloponnesian War. ; 283 pages
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Strauss, Barry S.
The Battle Of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- And Western Civilization
On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception. More than two millennia after it occurred, the clash between the Greeks and Persians at Salamis remains one of the most tactically brilliant battles ever fought. The Greek victory changed the course of western history -- halting the advance of the Persian Empire and setting the stage for the Golden Age of Athens.In this dramatic new narrative account, historian and classicist Barry Strauss brings this landmark battle to life. He introduces us to the unforgettable characters whose decisions altered history: Themistocles, Athens' great leader (and admiral of its fleet), who devised the ingenious strategy that effectively destroyed the Persian navy in one day; Xerxes, the Persian king who fought bravely but who ultimately did not understand the sea; Aeschylus, the playwright who served in the battle and later wrote about it; and Artemisia, the only woman commander known from antiquity, who turned defeat into personal triumph. Filled with the sights, sounds, and scent of battle, The Battle of Salamis is a stirring work of history. Book
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Strauss, Barry S. & Josiah Ober
THE ANATOMY OF ERROR Ancient Military Disasters and Their Lessons for Modern Strategists
Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; Two more books of military history written for general audiences. Strauss and Ober discuss strategic failure in the classical world in terms of defeated generals and political leaders from Xerxes of Persia to Julian the Apostate. These losers share a common incapacity to consider and overcome unexamined assumptions about themselves and their enemies, say the authors. But the authors go on to defend good decision-making in relentlessly Clausewitzian terms that overlook the essential differences between the state systems of 19th-century Europe and the ancient Mediterranean. Such presentmindedness is unlikely to liberate the study of ancient history from its specialist ghetto. Karl proposes to describe situations from Thermopylae to Dien Bien Phu in which "an elite unit of soldiers stands to the last men with little hope of victory. " His definition of "elite" is extremely broad. The mixed bag of Germans and other Europeans that defended Berlin in 1945 hardly qualifies as an elite in the sense of the Theban Sacred Band. Moreover, instead of concentrating on the composition, motivation, and behavior of these doomed units, Karl writes generalized campaign history, with the last stand itself sometimes dismissed in a few paragraphs. The Anatomy of Error is flawed by a restrictive analytic structure; Glorious Defiance fails to progress beyond descriptive narrative. Neither can be recommended except as supplements for large collections. ; 8.5 x 1 x 5.75 Inches; 272 pages
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