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Plays of the Greek Dramatists

By: AESCHYLUS, SOPHOCLES, EURIPIDES and ARISTOPHANES

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Chicago, Puritan Publishing Company: [c.1940s-50s]

Seller ID: 82502

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

A representative selection from plays by four of the more noted Greek dramatists in an edition possibly produced for a book club. Includes an introduction by Arthur Ziegler. --- In very dark blue cloth-covered boards mostly missing gilt spine titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A Good only copy, with soiling to cloth and nearly complete loss of spine titling. Interior remains tightly-bound and quite bright, though a few leaves with creases.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 360 pages
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The Acharnians, and three other Plays of Aristophanes: The Plays of Aristophanes, Volume I (Everyman's Library "flatback" binding style 1)

By: ARISTOPHANES

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London / New York, Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: 1911

Seller ID: 83645

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

Four comedies by the ancient Greek dramatist Aristophanes (c.450-c.385 B.C.) are presented in this Everyman's Library edition. Includes his "The Acharnians", "The Knights", "The Birds" and "The Peace". Rendered into English by J. Hookham Frere. Introduction by John P. Maine. Number 344 in Everyman's Library Classical series, the first of two collections of plays by Aristophanes in the Everyman's Library series. --- In flatback binding style 1, full pale green cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindsta...
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The Ethics of Aristotle (The Nicomachean Ethics) Everyman's Library #547

By: ARISTOTLE; CHASE, D. P. (translator)

Price: $26.00

Publisher: London / New York, Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: 1940

Seller ID: 84738

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A 1940 reprint of the 1911 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of Aristotle's series of ten books on the subject of ethics. The noted student of Plato was born in 384 BC and died in 322 BC. Translated from the Greek by D. P. Chase, and with an introduction by J. A. Smith, who has supplied extensive end notes. An entry in Everyman's Library "Philosophy and Theology" series, edited by Ernest Rhys. E.L. no. 547. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full blue cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Volume lacks ...
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Introduction to Aristotle (Modern Library #248.1)

By: ARISTOTLE; McKEON, Richard (editor)

Price: $16.50

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1957]

Seller ID: 84750

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

A Modern Library edition featuring selections of the major works by Aristotle. Includes the complete text of his "Logic", "On the Soul", "Nicomachean Ethics" and "Rhetoric and Poetics" plus generous excerpts from Physics, Metaphysics, and Politics. Edited, and with general introduction and introductions to the various works, by Richard McKeon. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 379 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1957 (though 1947 date appears in book). ML #24...
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Greek Literature for the Modern Reader

By: BALDRY, H. C.

Price: $14.50

Publisher: New York, Cambridge University Press: 1951

Seller ID: 73888

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

In this work, the author paints a picture of everyday life in ancient Greece in order to help the modern reader understand the context in which such classicists as Homer or Aristophanes wrote their enduring works. With maps of Greece and the Aegean Sea at endpapers. With snippets of translated sections of various works scattered throughout. --- In maroon cloth-covered boards with spine titling and decorations in gilt. Jacket in lavender with image of seated lyre player to front panel. --- Interior with discreet pencilings to several leaves, else a clean, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped jacket wi...
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Récits tirés du théâtre grec (Stories of Greek Theatre)

By: CHANDON, G. (adaptor)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Paris, Fernand Nathan, Éditeur: 1963

Seller ID: 83435

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

A collection of stories from Greek theatre, in an illustrated French language edition. The stories are adapted by G. Chandon from notable Greek authors such as Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes. Includes color and black & white illustrations by Clifton Dey. --- In pictorial hardcovers, with color Dey image of a Greek soldier confronting a woman. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A sound copy, unmarked and tightly bound, but with some separation of cover's clear outer skin from underlying paper and a little soiling to covers.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 256 pages
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The Discourses of Epictetus

By: EPICTETUS; MATHESON, P. E. (transator and prefatory material); ERNI, Hans (illustrations)

Price: $34.00

Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press: 1968

Seller ID: 83299

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

A deluxe Heritage Press reprint edition offering the philosophical principles of Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher who lived in Rome. His Discourses were recorded by Arrian, a pupil, in about 108 A.D. His advice is relevant in the modern world because of his practical observations about living a happy, successful life. Translated by P. E. Matheson, who also offers considerable prefatory information about Epictetus and his philosophy. Includes illustrations by the noted Swiss artist Hans Erni. Sandglass flyer not present. --- In green floral print paper-covered boards backed in green cloth,...
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Medea - Hippolytus - The Bacchae

By: EURIPIDES; VELLACOTT, Philip (translator)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Heritage Press: 1980

Seller ID: 84635

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Three classic Greek tragedies by Euripides are presented in this deluxe Heritage Press reprint edition in slipcase. With illustrations by Michael Ayrton, translated from the Greek by Philip Vellacott, who has provided an introduction. Sandglass leaflet laid in (Norwalk, no number). --- In full turquoise cloth-covered boards with titling & decorations in gilt on cover and spine. Volume in gold paper-covered slipcase. --- With a little fading to spine, else a bright, clean and tightly-bound copy. Slipcase with a little sunning and a few dings, else intact and structurally sound. (NOTE: Due to th...
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Image for The Latin Poets: The Poems of Catullus, Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, Seneca, Lucan, Juvenal, Martial and others (Modern Library #217.2)

The Latin Poets: The Poems of Catullus, Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, Seneca, Lucan, Juvenal, Martial and others (Modern Library #217.2)

By: GODOLPHIN, Francis R. B. (editor)

Price: $19.50

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1963]

Seller ID: 84499

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

A collection of poems by noted Latin poets such as Catullus, Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, Seneca, Lucan, Juvenal, Martial and others. Poems rendered into English by a variety of translators. Edited, and with an introduction by Francis R. B. Godolphin. With index of first lines at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine 10 / green cloth / ML hex logo blindstamped to front cover / gilt-stamped spine titling / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists ML titles, but no total number. Likely published c.1963 (though 1949 date appears in book). ML #217.2. --- With retailer's st...
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The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including the Letters (Bollingen Series LXXI)

By: HAMILTON, Edith; CAIRNS, Huntington (editors)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Pantheon Books: 1964

Seller ID: 84553

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

Stated third printing, October 1964. All writings of Plato, generally considered to be authentic, are presented in this single volume. Rendered into English by a number of British and American translators. With extensive index and an introduction by Huntington Cairns. Entry LXXI in the Bollingen Series, published by Pantheon Books. --- In green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling, with sewn-in green satin ribbon bookmark and green topstain. Volume wrapped in light brown dust jacket and encased in green paper-covered slipcase. --- With prior owner's signature and information t...
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The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature

By: HARVEY, Sir Paul (compiler and editor)

Price: $20.50

Publisher: London, Oxford University Press / At the Clarendon Press: 1951

Seller ID: 83418

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

An alphabetical listing of important literature produced by the ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as a guide to references therein; ideal for the student of classical literature. The editor has included modern literature which makes allusion to the ancients. With maps, drawings and building layouts from the eastern Mediterranean and the Roman Empire. --- A 1951 revised reprint of the original 1937 edition, in full navy cloth-covered boards with titling and Oxford University Press device to spine in gilt. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- An excellent copy: clean, tightly-bound and sturdy, t...
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The Iliad of Homer: In the Ennis Rees translation (Modern Library #166.3)

By: HOMER

Price: $17.50

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1967]

Seller ID: 84494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

A Modern Library reprint edition of the epic poem of ancient Greece, rendered into modern English and with an introduction by Ennis Rees. Volume in jacket with image of soldiers atop a stone wall. --- In Toledano spine 12 / green cloth / blindstamped ml cover device / gilt-stamped spine titling / Fujita brown & yellow endpapers / jacket style l, verso is blank. Likely published c.1967 (though 1963 date appears in book). ML #166.3. --- With a couple of spots of soiling to textblock fore-edge, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped jacket with several small tears to edges, else brigh...
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The Private Life of the Romans (The Lake Classical Series)

By: JOHNSTON, Harold Whetstone

Price: $30.50

Publisher: Chicago, Scott, Foresman and Company: 1903

Seller ID: 84727

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Harold Whetstone Johnston, Latin professor at Indiana University, takes the reader along as he describes the everyday lives of the ancient Romans. With chapters on names, families, marriage, homes & furniture, food, amusements, travel and the slaves who did almost all of the physical work to be done; as well as other topics. With black & white illustrations throughout. An entry in publisher's The Lake Classical Series. --- In green cloth-covered boards with circular seal in blind to cover; gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- With prior owners' signatures & info to front ...
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Of the Nature of Things (Everyman's Library #750)

By: LUCRETIUS

Price: $16.00

Publisher: London / New York, Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: 1938

Seller ID: 84734

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A 1938 reprint of the 1921 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of the epic poem by the ancient Roman poet Titus Lucretius Carus which delineates the essence of Epicureanism. A metrical translation, with preface, by William Ellery Leonard. An entry in Everyman's Library "Classical" series, edited by Ernest Rhys. E.L. no. 750. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full green cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy, though with prior owner's signature...
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The Satyricon of Petronius

By: PETRONIUS

Price: $20.50

Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press: 1964

Seller ID: 83822

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

A handsome Heritage Press reprint edition in slipcase of the ribald novel attributed to Petronius, a member of the court of Roman Emperor Nero. In the translation of William Burnaby, which has been revised for this edition by Gilbert Bagnani, who also provides an introduction. With illustrations by Antonio Sotomayor. Sandglass flyer not present. --- In red cloth-covered boards with Sotomayor drawings to covers and gilt titling to spine, both on black blocks; red topstain. Slipcase covered in black paper. --- A bright, clean copy but with prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. Sli...
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The Satyricon (Modern Library Spine 5, ML #156.1)

By: PETRONIUS (Petronius Arbiter)

Price: $24.00

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library: [c.1929-1930]

Seller ID: 83469

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

A Modern Library edition of the ribald novel attributed to Petronius, a member of the court of Roman Emperor Nero. In the translation of William Burnaby, with an introduction by C. K. Scott Moncrieff. --- In Toledano spine #5 / full blue balloon cloth-covered limp boards / gilt titling and grapevine decorations on spine / gilt-stamped torchbearer logo to front cover / faded blue topstain / blue Kent endpapers. Lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1929-1930 (no publication date appears in book). ML #156.1. --- With severe sunning to spine, neatly-printed prior owners' names to half title, ...
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The Philosophy of Plato / The Works of Plato: The Jowett Translation (Modern Library #181.1)

By: PLATO; EDMAN, Irwin (editor & Introduction)

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, NY, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1956]

Seller ID: 84752

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair in Good+ dust jacket

A Modern Library edition offering the principal works of the great philosopher of ancient Greece. Selected and edited by Irwin Edman. Translated from the Greek by Benjamin Jowett. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 374 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1956 (1956 date appears in book). ML #239.2. --- With previous owner's embossed circular stamp to title page, bits of colored paper permanently taped to 4 leaves (see photo), underlinings, pencilings and highlight...
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Oedipus the King

By: SOPHOCLES

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Heritage Press: [c.1970s-80s]

Seller ID: 84639

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

An attractive reprint edition of the classic Greek tragedy. Text offered side-by-side in Greek and English throughout. Translated from the Greek by Francis Storr, with wood engraved illustrations by Demetrios Galanis and an introduction by Thornton Wilder. Sandglass leaflet laid in (Norwalk, no number). --- An undated copy, likely published c.1970-1980s. Bound in full black cloth-covered boards with gilt image on cover and gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume housed in gold paper-covered slipcase. --- A bright, tightly-bound, copy but with slight soiling to cloth and a black speck opposite title...
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Virgil's Works: The Aeneid, Eclogues, Georgics (Modern Library #75.2)

By: VIRGIL

Price: $16.00

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1949]

Seller ID: 84319

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Very Good dust jacket

A Modern Library edition presenting three of the ancient Roman poet's works, translated from the Latin by J.W. Mackail. Publius Vergilius Maro was commonly known as "Virgil", or "Vergil". With an introduction by Charles L Durham. --- In Toledano spine 8 / grey cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 344 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1949 (though 1934 date appears in book). ML #75.2. --- With acidic staining to front cover and discreet pencilings to a handful of leaves near front of volum...
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