The Acharnians
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1969. Hardcover. Nf/Nf Dj in mylar/illus./112 pp./bright, gorgeous copy. Classical Literature. CLA4/4302. Near Fine. More
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Aristophanes' Birds, Frogs and Clouds
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1899. Hardcover. Olive green cloth boards with black title to spine and front cover. Wear to edges of boards, corners, and spine ends. Clean. Size: 6 x 3 inches. 267 pages. CLA/031819. Very Good. More
J.A. Nairn's Classical Hand-List (Third Edition).
Oxford. 1960. Hardcover. Vg in blue boards Classics. CLA1/4052. Very Good. More
Introductions to the Study Of the Greek Classic Poets Designed Principally for the Use of Young Persons at School and College
Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1842. Hardcover. 8vo. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to edges and spine ends. Occasional spots of foxing though overall, text is very clean and bright. Tight binding. 242 pages. CLASS/070706. Very Good. More
Di Caritone Afrodisieo, de' Racconti Amorosi di Cherea e di Callirroe, Libri Otto; Tradotti dal Greco
Paris: 1781. Hardcover. RARE. Very good in full leather with raised bands and gilt tooled panels on spine. Gilt tooling on inner and outer edges of boards. Pages edged in gilt; somewhat faded. Leather on spine is cracked and chipped in places, but gilt is still bright. Bumped corners. Minor bookworm damage to boards in several places. Rubbing/minor staining to boards. Marble endpapers which are faded/rubbed. Laid paper interior is very clean with several spots of foxing and some fading to endpages only. Very light soiling to title page and half-title. Green ribbon bookmark is sewn into binding. Translated from the Greek by Giacomelli. Classical Literature. CLA2/2250. Very Good. More
Euripides and the Instruction of the Athenians
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near fine in grey cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Small spot of soiling to front cover. Previous owner inscription in pen to first page. In blue dust jacket with white title to spine and front panels. 208 pages. CLA/011817. Near Fine / Fine. More
Gai Iuli Caesaris Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum VII Accedit Auli Hirti Commentarius
London: Mediceae Societatis, 1914. Hardcover. In Latin. Number 457 of 525 copies. Bound in cream linen spine over light blue paper covered boards with white paper title labels to spine and front board. Light soiling to bottom edge of front board and spine. Minor wear to edges of boards with bumping to top corners. Occasional small spots of foxing and finger smudges to margins, but clean overall. Two bookplates, one of the library abbey St. Benediczi, Fort Augustus to front pastedown and penned ownership signature of Francis Blackwell, O.S.P. - dated 1920. 249 pages. PRI/011623. Very Good. More
The Hymns of Homer, Translated into Verse from the Original Greek: with Notes, Critical and Explanatory. To Which is prefixed an inquiry into the life of Homer
Philadelphia: Mifflin & Parry, 1830. Hardcover. Bound in the original tan paper over blue paper covered boards with paper title label to spine. Small chip to title label. Rubbing, wear, markings, and fading to boards and spine. Minor wear to corners and edges of boards. Heavy foxing to interior. Unopened pages. 127 pages. A thin octavo. POE/071422. Very Good. More
The Works of Josephus Flavius
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, circa 1890. Hardcover. Bound in later full tan leather boards with gilt title "Josephus" to spine. Text printed in two columns. Light foxing throughout the interior with heavier foxing on the first few pages. Even toning to pages; although, text remains bright. Frontispiece illustration. Full marbled edges. 684 pages. CLA/062416. Good +. More
Comoediae. Recensuit, Notasque Suas et Gabrielis Faerni Addidit Richardus Bentleius Editio Altera Repetita
Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Sumtu E.B. Schwickerti, 1791. Scarce. A later edition of a work in Latin first published in 1727. Bound in quarter brown leather with titling to spine and with brown paper boards. Leather chipped on spine. Bumping and chipping to corners and edges. Interior pages have scattered foxing, browning to page edges. Ink notations on front pastedown and endpapers as well as some notes in text margins. About very good. Measures 5.25 x 9 inches. 802 pages. More
The Facetiae or Jocose Tales of Poggio. Now First Translated into English with Latin Text. 2 volumes
Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1879. Hardcover. Poggio (1380 - 1459) was an Italian scholar and early Renaissance humanist. He is best known for rediscovering many classical Latin texts. This set includes the life of Poggio, a memorial of the works of Poggio, and his tales. Ex-library with library stamp mostly removed from bottom of title pages and library stickers removed from front boards and rear endpapers. Both volumes are bound in three quarter red leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles to spines. Minor wear to hinges and edges of boards. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. Both volumes have the original vellum wrappers bound in to the rear. Clean interiors with head and tailpieces and engraved initials. Text in English and Latin. An attractive set despite being ex-library. Volume I has 203 pages; Volume II has 248 pages plus 7 pages of ads. Very Good. More
The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe
Oxford / Stratford-upon-Avon: Basil Blackwell / The Shakespeare Head Press, 1923. Hardcover. Number 204 of 394 copies. Reprinted for the first time from a copy now unique printed by Thomas Crede in 1597. This finely printed letterpress edition is printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. This Grecian romance novel is considered to be an important predecessor to the modern novel. Bound in off-white paper over brown paper covered boards with paper title labels to spine and front board. The spine and the spine title label are browned and has many chips to the edges, affecting several letters. Bumping to foot of spine and bottom edge of rear board. Minor wear to edges and corners of boards, minor soiling to edge of front board, and minor rubbing to boards. Clean, bright interior. Large initals, head and tail pieces with title page printed in red and black. 152 pages. PRI/012423. Very Good. More
Opera Quae Exstant, A Iusto Lipsio Postremum Recensita, Eiusque Auctis Emendatisque Commentariis Illustrata: Item C. Velleius Pater Culus Cum Eiusdem Iusti Lipsi Auctiorbus Notis [Works of Tacitus]
Antuerpiae / Antwerp: Officina Plantinaiana Balthasaris Moreti, 1668. Hardcover. Tacitus (56 - 120 AD) was a Roman scholar and historian. This is a later printing of his works with commentaries by Justus Lipsius. Bound together with two additional works from 1667: Iusti Lipsi Dispunctio Notarum Mirandulani Codicis and C. Velleius Paterculus cum Animadversionibus Iusti Lipsi, Quas Postremum Auxit et Emendavit. In later binding of three-quarter black leather over glossy blue paper covered boards. Minor wear to edges of boards, a few spots of soiling, and minor scuffing to boards. Dampstaining to bottom margins of several pages including first title page. Notations in blue pen, blue pencil, and graphite pencil to several pages including first title page. Occasional spots of foxing and occasional chips / closed tears to page edges, but clean overall. Engraving to title page and last page of text, as well as engraved tailpieces and initials. IN LATIN. Folio, 15.5 x 10 inches. 547 pages plus Indices followed by Iusti Lipsi Dispunctio Notarum Mirandulani Codicis, Edition Ultima dated 1667, 36 pages, followed by C. Velleius Paterculus cum Animadversionibus Iusti Lipsi, Quas Postremum Auxit et Emendavit, dated 1667, 84 pages plus index and Privilegium Caesareum. CLALIT/010523. Very Good. More
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Titi Lucretii Cari de Rerum Natura. Libri Sex [On the Nature of Things]
Birminghamae: Typis Johannis Baskerville, 1772. Hardcover. Lucretius (99 - 55 BCE) was a Roman poet and philosopher. This poem (in six books) is his only known work. It discusses the mechanical properties of nature and states that the soul is mortal and parishes with the death of the body. Bound in modern full tan leather with gilt floral stamps and green leather title label to spine. A few spots of mildew to boards and minor wear to corners. Marbled endpapers. Dampstaining to margins of all pages. A few spots of foxing. Heavy musty odor. Sold as is. Size: Quarto. 280 pages. CLA/012423. Good. More
Der Roman von Tristan und Isolde
Frankfurt: Trajanus Presse, 1966. Hardcover. 363 of 500 copies. Founded by Swiss poet and designer Gottard de Beauclair, the Trajanus Presses produced letterpress books with illustrations from 1951 - 1977. He was the artistic director of a typefoundry alongside Hermann Zapf and Georg Kurt Schauer. In blue patterned paper covered boards with tan leather title label to spine. Sunning to spine and edges of boards. Minor rubbing to title label. Light wear to edges of boards and gentle bumping to bottom corners. Clean, bright interior printed in black and red with 14 woodcuts by Fritz Kredel, handcolored at the Silwar workshop in Pfungstadt. Letterpress printed by Fritz Kredel on Hahnemühle handmade paper. The book was designed by Gotthard de Beauclair and Walter Wilkes. In German. 112 pages. PRI/012423. Very Good. More
To tou Epictetou Enkeiridion Ex Editione Joannis Upton Accurate Expressum
Philadelphia: Impensis Mathaei Carey, 1793. Hardcover. Later edition. Text in Greek with Latin notes to rear. Bound in full dark brown leather boards with remnants of paper title to spine. Leather on front hinge is cracked. Writting in both pen and pencil to endpapers. Toning to pages and occasional spots of soiling. 22 pages Greek / 12 pages Latin. Size: about 6 x 3.5 inches. GRE/062322. Very Good. More
Petrarch's Poetics and Literary History.
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1980. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Presentation Copy. 8vo. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Interior is bright, crisp and clean. 163 pp. Classical Literature. CLA/5172. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
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