Seferis,George [Giorgios Seferiades]MareMagnum
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1964Originally published in1960, this re-issue after he was awarded the 1963 Nobel Prize has a new introduction by Rex Warner..125p. Text neat clean and tight, Cover slightly soiled, yellow tape shadows inside back cover. Book
1999A publicity brochure announcing the publication of the autho's forthcoming memoir with an extract describing "David's disjointed upbringing, the comings and goings of his parents - famous Canadian poet Irving Layton and his mother Aviva" 9 pages, Signed on title page Brochure
1999At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history--one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale. 442p.maps (Plus an un-numbered appendix with a preview of his next novel "The Tides of War") Book
1985"although the legends of Anceint Greece have long been an important part of classical education, little attention has been paid to their deeper meaning or to their significance in magic. .... Subjects covered include : ancient oracles and how to reconstruct them, the magical meaning of the myths, Greek philosophy and logic, symbolism in Heroic magic, the nature and power of Pan. " 176p. illus bibliography. index. Book
1973252p. illus. bibliography, index.. Name of previous owner. Book
1973252p. illus. bibliography, index.. Name of previous owner Book
1987252p. illus. bibliography, index.. Name of previous owner,else fine Book
1985Photographs by Lessing, commentaries by C. Kerenyi, Michael Gall & Hellmut Sichtermann. Also including selections from T.E. Shaw's translation of the Odyssey and from "Ithaka,Peloponnes und Troja" by Heinrich Schliemann. First English-language edition. 261, [14] pages. maps on end papers Original publisher's band is present but slightly damaged. now protected together with the DJ in a transparent sleeve.Exceptionally large heavy volume [ 2.3kg; 30x27x4cm.] Book
1977Rather uncritical biography of Aristotle Onassis. HC. 218p. illus.index. Book
1947"This is not a ramble, nor a travel book, not yet a guide, but a description in the 18th century meaning of the term" These witty, and amusing observations - both verbal and visual - are based on his experience of Greece in 1944 when "The British government had assigned him to the Athens embassy as first secretary. After 18 months he returned to London with a sheaf of sketches of what he had seen." 224p. Illus+ 4 double sided color plates. map, index. Book
1990Lists English language translations of modern Greek writers (poetry drama prose, novels) Indexed by author and title. 248p. index Book
1995Bibliography on Greek Maritime Historiography. 34p. Journal
1989A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. 497p. illus. Book
1941Reprint of book (in smaller, cheaper wartime format) of a book first published in 1939 under the title "News of Persephone : Impressions in Northern & Southern Greece with a Car, a Kettle and a Camera" Wanderings around Greece in 1938. Describes encounters with Gypsies. 224p. plates. maps on endpapers (Condition good, some slight fading of binding cloth, and wear to head & foot of the spine.) Book
1993Wanderings around Greece in 1938. Describes encounters with Gypsies. 224p. plates. maps on endpapers (Overall condition V. good, some slight fading of binding cloth, and wear to head & foot of the spine.) This work was re-issued in 1941 under the title "Grecian Glory" Book
1992". a profound and passionate epic chronicling six generations of the Mani family... "it ranges in time and place from Athens in 1848, through a village in Poland, Crete in 1944, Jerusalem in 1918 and eventually to a contemporary kibbutz in the Negev. Translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin Book
1968Modern Greek history & politics and the events leading up to the Junta in 1967. 240p. maps. bibliography. index Book
1969Survey of political developments and disasters in Greece from independence to the rise of the Junta Book
1991"A comprehensive study of the political and national security poilicies of Greece and Turkey and how their actions and interactions have influenced NATO's strategies ." Mostly relates to the 1975-1990 period.184p. maps.tables bibliography.index Book
1966"This examination of an alliance is unusual in presenting the point of view of the smaller partner. A Greek politician described the situation succinctly in 1952, "We exist not only thanks to our own decision, but because the Americans exist." A survey of the situation in the post World War era where "Greece has been a partner in NATO primarily for political, strategic, economic and geographical reasons so foreign policy is based on national self interest" x, 250p. index Author inscription on ffep. Book
1996"She travels through some of the most richly historical and visually stunning locales in the world:the sun-drenched islands of Greece and the cultural crossroads of Turkey.With wate.rcolor brush in hand she captures all the wonder of these lands caught between Europe and Asia, between sea and sky." Unpaginated . Ills. [col] Book
1954Texte et photographies 126p. Book
1927A well informed descriptive travel book about Greece in the 1920's As well as the usual tourist interest the author also discusses the Greek economic situation in the wake of the Balkan Wars, World War I and the influx of refugees from Asia Minor and their settlement after the exchange of populations. 243p. + 20 plates. index. map on front end papers. Text is clan and complete, but some pages are uncut/untrimmed pages, some slight shelf wear, overall V Good. Book
1981(Cambridge Introduction to World History Series) Introduction to the Archiecture and art of the Parthenon.48p. illus diagrams glossary, Contents complete, Library stamps and label Ex-Library
1968This lively story with a Greek island setting tells how Amanda and David plot to outwit the unpleasant local mayor and help their Greek friend Yani. The villagers, and especially the mayor, depend on their donkeys for transport. If the children are to blackmail the mayor successfully, the donkeys must disappear. And disappear they do, to the consternation of the whole village! Book