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Byzantium  -  It's Triumphs and Tragedy

Byzantium - It's Triumphs and Tragedy

by Guerdan, Rene

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London: George Allen & Unwin / Religious Book Club, 1956. Silver title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear apart from a few very small dark spots on spine not very noticeable. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. Top edge red. 228 pages. 15 plates and 32 illustrations in the text. Translated by D. L. B. Hartley with a preface by Charles Diehl. A comprehensive survey of the history of Byzantium and the events of the reign of Nicephorus presenting a vivid description of Byzantine life and the impact of the Eastern Empire on the rest of the world. B2B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Encyclopedia of Mythology  -  Classical, Celtic, Norse

The Encyclopedia of Mythology - Classical, Celtic, Norse

by Cotterell, Arthur

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London: Lorenz Books, 1999. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards as dustjacket with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 256 pages. In this important new volume, the ancient mythologies are brought to life in the most comprehensive coverage yet produced. An outstanding 550 images, including superb new illustrations of the classic stories, make this the most evocative and detailed guide to the fabulous myths and legends of the ancient world. Three powerful and compelling cultures are featured: the Classical mythology of ancient Greece and Rome; the fairytale myths of the Celtic world; and from Northern Europe, tales of Germanic gods, Nordic warriors and fearsome giants. A clear and comprehensive reference work, arranged alphabetically with copious cross references. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.71 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 25. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Fables of Aesop

The Fables of Aesop

by Aesop (Illustrated By Edward J. Detmold)

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9780517100837
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New York: Gramercy, 1994. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket Aesop is said to have been a Phrygian slave who lived around 570 B.C. Some of his tales are believed to have been turned into verse by Socrates during his imprisonment and, later, in the second century A.D. by the Greek poet Babrius. In this form the fables were all well known in the Middle Ages. This edition was first published in 1909, and includes 23 of Edward Detmold's beautiful animal paintings as well as many of his black-and-white drawings and more than 300 of Aesop's very wise tales. Edward J. Detmold, who was born in 1883, was one of England's greatest book illustrators and with his twin brother Charles Maurice were drawing the animals in Regents Park Zoo and the Natural History Museum and at the age of 13 were the youngest artists ever to exhibit their work at the Royal Academy. 22. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Detmold, Edward J.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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From Virgil to Milton

From Virgil to Milton

by Bowra, C.M.

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London: Macmillan, 1945. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear, gentle bumping to corner tips and some fading to spine. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked a Very Good+ copy. 247 pages. The book is a study of the literary epic in four of its chief examples, and especially of certain characteristics which seem to belong to this kind of poetry. Comprises; Some Characteristics of Literary Epic; Virgil and the Ideals of Rome; Camoes and the Epic of Portugal; Tasso and the Romance of Christian Chivalry; Milton and the Destiny of Man. 4. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Tales By Musaeus, Tieck, Richter

Tales By Musaeus, Tieck, Richter

by Musaeus; Tieck; Richter (translated By Thomas Carlyle)

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London: Chapman Hall, 1894. Gilt title on green cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with just a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally there is light foxing to some pages, age darkening to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Most pages are unopened and therefore this is AN UNREAD COPY. 220 pages. Translated from the German by Thomas Carlyle.Two volumes in one. Separately paginated. Publisher's 40 page catalogue unopened bound in at rear dated July 1894 which is becoming loose. **** NOT EX LIB **** B2B. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Tragedies - The White Devil; The Duchess of Malfi; The Devil's Law Case

Tragedies - The White Devil; The Duchess of Malfi; The Devil's Law Case

by Webster, John

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London: Vision, 196. Black title on green cloth boards which are cleand and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light age marking to closed top edge and age toning to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear to edges and age toning and is not price clipped. 263 pages. Webster's classic tales all reveal the tragic sense of life - not life but death flowers within the characters who for this reason possess on earth a richer, more than human, destiny. Being and not-being is Webster's theme. F.L. Lucas's accepted text has ben used for this edition. B2B. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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