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1974réf. 18692E. J. Brill. Very Good. Softcover. Faint bump to top of spine. Faint dampstaining to spine.; Contents: introduction. Aphrodite's Origin in an Indo-European Tradition; Names and Epithets of Aphrodite; Aphrodite and the Chorós; Aphrodite and her Mortal Lover; Mnemosyne Bibliotheca Classica Batava : Supplementum 32; 97 pages . 1974. 9004039465 . E. J. Brill paperback
1998réf. 987Greenwood Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. One corner is bumped. Light shelfwear.; Signed by author: "To Lillian Feder-- who helped me find the path that would lead to this book and guided my first steps along the way. With warm regards Lillian"; Contributions to the Study of World Literature; 0.95 x 9.56 x 6.38 Inches; 264 pages; Corti focuses on the meaning and importance of the act of child murder in literary treatments of the ancient myth. She insists on the connection between the structure of tragedy and the psychology of abuse arguing that the tragedy of Medea dramatizes the violent hostility toward children which is always potentially present in patriarchal culture despite the conspicuous emphasis on positive descriptions of parental love in officially sanctioned discourse.; Signed by Author . 1998. 0313305366 . Greenwood Press hardcover
1993réf. 37307The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Very light shelfwear to book. Scholar's name to ffep Bonnie Maclachlan née Ward. Dustjacket has tears chipping and creasing. Rear panel of DJ has some dampstaining.; 836 pages; Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths -- and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. . 1993. 080184410X . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
1993réf. 33573The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Very light shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has tears chipping and creasing. DJ not sitting square.; 836 pages; Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths -- and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. . 1993. 080184410X . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
1962réf. 16820C. H. Beck. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Scholar's name to ffep in pencil R. G. M. Nisbet. Small faint stain to textblock. Light shelfwear. Light pencil markings to margins of a few pages. DJ has a few tears chipping and rubbing.; 347 pages . 1962. C. H. Beck hardcover
2004réf. 8224Peeters Publishers. Very Good. Softcover. Crease along front wrap else fine.; 345 pages; This Festschrift honours the Dutch Latinist Ben Hijmans. Besides his studies on Seneca and Ovid Hijmans published numerous articles on Apuleius' works. In 1973 he initiated the research project Groningen Commentaries on Apuleius and until his retirement he was editor-in-chief of the series of commentaries issued from that research project. This collection of essays contains a number of important new and original articles on Apuleius' Metamorphoses on the reception of the Latin novel and on Apuleius' rhetorical work. The book presents original research on Ovid's Metamorphoses and its reception. Other contributions testify to the broader interests of Ben Hijmans and deal with general cultural aspects art history the art of translating archaeology and iconography. Ben Hijmans' fascination with and insight into mythical motifs is reflected not only in articles on Pyramus and Thisbe and Actaeon respectively but also in contributions on Narcissus and on Seneca's mythical tragedies and their transformation in Roman Declamation. . 2004. 9042915048 . Peeters Publishers paperback
1981réf. 34661Hirmer Verlag. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Else very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Includes plain slipcase.; 391 pages . 1981. 3777432202 . Hirmer Verlag hardcover
1998réf. 2961Oxford University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing.; A large number of Greek religious poems in hexameter were attributed to Orpheus as they were to similar miracle-man figures like Bakis Musaeus Abaris Aristeas Epimenides and the Sybil. Of this vast literature only two examples survive whole: a set of hymns composed at some point in the 2nd or 3rd century AD and an Orphic Argonautica composed somewhere between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. Earlier Orphic literature which may date back as far as the 6th century BC survives only in papyrus scraps or in quotations by later authors.; 296 pages; Sandpiper reprint of 1983 Edition. . 1998. 0198148542 . Oxford University Press hardcover
2007réf. 122438Athens: Indictus 2007. Brand new. Contes de Mycono. In greek. Soft cover book 2 CDs 24 cm 726 pp.; illustrated by Genevieve Couteau & Z. Iosefides. Indictus paperback
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réf. 96H010Guanajuato Mexico: Ediciones Casa Valadés Undated. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight bright clean slight curl. 7/8" rip at top of spine hinge. Slight edgewear to exterior. 2 page corners with tiny fold. "Relatos de hechos históricos llenos de fantasía que a través del tiempo se han convertido en una tradición. Entre las leyendas más populares y conocidas se encuentran: Las Momias de Guanajuato Callejón del Beso La Llorona El Usurero del Baratillo Calle del Truco Callejón de la Condesa y Jardín del Cantador entre muchas más." 90 pages with color illustration accompanying each story 8-5/8x6-1/2" 21.9x16.5cm. Ediciones Casa Valadés paperback
1938réf. 8934Seattle: Printed by C. Ellis Shephard 1938. First edition. 8vo 8 64 1pp. Presentation inscription from Shephard to a T.D. Schindler on the ffep. Printer's ornaments devices borders vignette's throughout. 2pp of musical notation at rear. Bound in beige cloth boards stamped in black on front cover. Few bumps and scuffs to boards clean internally and near fine. Scarce book of poetry from American folklorist writer and critic Esther Shephard 1891-1975. Shephard is most well-known for her work Paul Bunyan published in 1924 with an illustrated edition by Rockwell Kent appearing in 1941. As a teacher Shephard held posts at Reed College in Portland the University of Washington in Seattle Lower Columbia College in Longview WA and San Jose State University. This collection was printed by her then husband C. Ellis Shephard and contains 31 pieces on topics from Seattle to Dante and Demeter. OCLC cites just 6 holdings. Printed by C. Ellis Shephard unknown
1899réf. 009612No Place: Juvenile Publishers 1899 Unpaginated. Pictorial boards accented in gilt cloth spine corners worn edges rubbed clean overall with a few signs of use internally. The publishers really tried to pack a lot into this one little book! We start out with an alphabet with two examples and brief verse for each letter then we go on to counting then days of the week then months and finish off with some natural history. Peppered throughout the book are Mother Goose rhymes. The book is illustrated in two-color plus line art printed with blue ink and there is a color frontis depicting Little Red Riding Hood. There are even some Wain-esque cats! Something for everyone really. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo. Juvenile Publishers unknown
1927réf. 009375Newark NJ: Charles E Graham & Co 1927 Pictorial boards with cloth spine light shelf wear small abrasions to cover offsetting opposite color plates original two part box is present but in poor condition. The classic tale from Arabian Nights illustrated with 6 color plates and color endpapers by an uncredited illustrator who signed their name "L S." . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by L S. Square 12mo. Charles E Graham & Co unknown
1929réf. 011116Rochester: Stecher Litho Co. 1929 16 pgs. Color pictorial covers with light wear to extremities 1/2" tear at base of spine. The familiar Grimm fairy tale retold in verse. Illustrated with 6 pages in full color the balance in red & black by Frances Brundage. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Frances Brundage. Square 4to. Stecher Litho Co.
1885réf. 008866London: George Routledge & Sons 1885 8" x 9.5". 24 pgs. Paper wraps front cover printed in color edge wear closed tear near base of spine old bookseller sticker inside front cover. Published between 1886 and 1900 based on rear cover titles and size of book. This was Caldecott's last shilling picture book. The text a nonsense verse was written by Samuel Foote allegedly to test the actor Macklin who boasted that he could memorize anything with a single read-through Osborne pg 63. Illustrated with 6 color plates the balance in line. The best part is there is a bear wearing a dress!. Thwaite pg 197 Muir English Children's Books pg. 199 and British Book Illustrators 1860-1900 pg 36 C20. . Early Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Randolph Caldecott. Small Oblong 4to. George Routledge & Sons unknown
2020réf. 210331-MB63McFarland & Company 2020. Very Good softcover AS NEW reprint . Softcover. Very Good. McFarland & Company Paperback
réf. 008245York: J Kendrew 1820. Original yellow covers are faded top corner with creases otherwise a beautiful survival. 16 woodcuts including covers illustrated the nursery rhyme. Davis 28. Osborne pg 105. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings. 64mo. J Kendrew paperback
1890réf. 011327London: George Allen 1890 104 pgs. 1 pg of ads. AEG. Burgundy cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt extremities worn stain to upper cover marring the first "a" in Rosalinda gift inscription occasional foxing and soil to text pages. Four fairy stories including the title story Prince in a Fog; Princess with the Beautiful Hands; and Worth Her Weight in Gold. Illustrated with a frontis printed in black and yellow; other artwork and decorations in line. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Alfred Lys Baldry. 8vo. George Allen hardcover
1951réf. 008850Zurich: Wolfsbergdrucke 1951 Pictorial cover with red cloth spine spine sunned light cover soil and age toned lacks text sheet. A parade of fairy tale characters from 7 different tales including Puss in Boots The Traveling Musicians The Good-For-Nothings King Easter Rabbit The Death of the Rooster The Seven Ravens and The Frog King and His Merry Acrobats. Later published as a panorama leporello binding. Bilderwelt #778. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Hans Fischer. Narrow Oblong 4to. Wolfsbergdrucke unknown
1960réf. 009065South Norwalk CT: Antonio Frasconi 1960 Tan card covers pictorially printed in orange and black some offsetting inside covers tiny stains in gutter from string binding. Six Spanish nursery rhymes printed in orange ink each accompanied by a woodcut by Frasconi printed in black ink. Scarce item published by the artist. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Antonio Frasconi. 24mo. Antonio Frasconi unknown
1910réf. 009700Akron OH: Saalfield Publishing Company 1910 Date based on institutional copies. Covers soil bright and clean inside with an occasional mark. A selection of illustrations by Greenaway with brief descriptive text. Printed entirely in color on cloth. An uncommon Greenaway item. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kate Greenaway. 16mo. Saalfield Publishing Company hardcover
1925réf. 010476Champaign IL: M A Donohue & Co. 1925 Green cloth pictorially stamped in blind titled in gilt gilt dulled light wear to extremities previous owner's name occasional signs of use. A selection of well-known fairy tales from the Grimm Brothers illustrated with 8 full-page color plates and 4 full-page b&w illustrations plus small illustrations throughout all by Ella Dolbear Lee. Early Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ella Dolbear Lee. Thick 4to. M A Donohue & Co. hardcover
1913réf. 17457Inscribed by author. Good HC no DJ. Green cloth over boards gilt stamped titles. Covers and spine are clean and square but heavily grazed by insects; mottled appearance; light foxing-like marks on covers especially rear cover; tightly bound; inscribed on front free end paper verso 'To my friend and teacher Mrs Florence Flagg with kindest wishes from the author' /s/ 'Hugh Findlay'; bright clean interior. Poems and prose on many wildflowers and trees incorporating fairies in many cases. 12mo 130 pp; illustrated with drawings and b/w photos. Cf OCLC #2024850. Syracuse, NY: C.W. Bardeen hardcover
1982réf. 010547Dornach Switzerland: Walter Keller Press 1982 Color pictorial cover light shelf wear. The classic Rapunzel fairy tale illustrated with beautifully printed color artwork on every page by Jnka Pucmer. One of a handful of children's books published by Walter Keller who is best known for publishing photography books under the Scalo imprint championing such artists as Nan Goldin Larry Clark Helmut Newton etc. First Thus. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Jnka Pucmer. 4to. Walter Keller Press unknown