Search Results: Classical History and Literature from Quercus Rare Books

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1918. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition [stated "Published December, 1918"]. Brick red cloth binding with a titled cover decorated with a Greek ship in black. Titling on the spine in gilt. Clean text; 254 pages. With marvelous illustrations by Willy Pogany throughout. Lacking a dustjacket.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Willy Pogany. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1999. Last of the late-career translations made by the English poet, published posthumously. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition. Gray paper boards (blindstamped); black paper spine with white lettering. 103 pages; clean and bright. The dustjacket is also unclipped anf Fine; in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York & London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Part of OUP's "The New Greek Tragedy in Modern Translation," edited by William Arrowsmith. This translation by Richard Emil Braun, a poet as well as a classicist. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering. 101 pages, including Glossary; clean and fresh. The dustjacket is clipped, showing just a hint of edgewear; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1939. On of the great Theban plays, dating from 441 B.C.E., in what can only be regarded as a "gold standard" translation by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Maroon cloth binding with a paper label on the front board. 97 pages. Clean and fresh text. The endpapers have some offset and one corner is very mildly bumped; else Fine. A lovely little book. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890. Oxford historian J.A. Froude (1818-1894) was recognized as one of the finer prose stylists of his day and was a popular lecturer. His political sympathies were identified with empire. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Marble paper-covered boards with green leather tips and spine. Five raised bands, with gilt titling and decorations on the spine. The binding by Riviere and Son (stamp endpaper). Clean text; xvi, 568 pages. Indexed. All page-ends marbled. A sound copy that is rubbed at the margins. Nonetheless, it presents well.. Later Printing. Quarter-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Privately Printed, 1928. First published in 1894 (Penzer, 156); this is a Near Fine copy of a new edition LIMITED to 750 copies, "privately printed for Subscribers only." Brown paper-covered boards with a white spine; black spine label with gilt titling. Clean text; xxiii, 313 pages (many unopened). Text in both Latin and English; with eight full-page illustrations. Introduction and Notes by Leonard C. Smithers (1861-1907), who published many of the "decadent" writers of the Edwardian times. Some very light rubbing to one edge of the spine; else a Fine copy. In an archival plastic protector, Quite a lovely book.. Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1966. A great translation of a poet for our age as well as Caesar's - somewhat nasty and obscene, and therefore appropriate. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Light tan linen binding, black lettering. Absolutely clean text; 94 pages. Previous-owner signature on FFEP, else Fine. The dustwrapper is Very Good Plus. It is unclipped, with a light bit of edgewear: tiny chip at head of the spine, small closed tear on the rear panel; the design is by Owen Wood. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981. From the "New Greek Tragedy in New Translation" series under the editorship of William Arrowsmith. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering. 85 pages, with index and notes. Clean and bright text. The dustwrapper is clipped and with some very minor wear on the edges. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1984. A social history that explores how the Christian church mcame to dominance. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Dark red cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. 83 pages, indexed. Clean and bright text. The dustjacket is also Fine; in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Willey Book Company, 1944. The satirical works of Gaius Petronius Arbiter have delighted for two millenia; here is a rather nice volume with 100 great illustrations by Norman Linsay; the translation is by Jack Lindsay, after Buecheler. Very Good Plus condition, lacking a dus jacket. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering. Clean text; 136 pages. The illustrations appear in groups of ten throughout the book, and are not paginated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Norman Lindsay.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1960. Perhaps the best way to appreciate Gibbon is through Low's famous one-volume abridgement, which is massive enough. This is a Near Fine copy of the Book Club edition, which is bound in the same way as the First. Red cloth binding blindstamped "EG" on the front cover, with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; xviii, 924 pages. Maps as endpapers. Hints of a rub to the tips; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket shows some edgewear, mainly wrinkling, with a small closed tear to the foot of the front panel. In an archival plastic protector.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: James B. Millar & Co., 1884. Gibbon's masterwork of classical history has remained unequaled in scope for almost 250 years. Here is a lovely small set of five volumes as edited by the great 19th-century scholar Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868) and first published in 1845 . (Reprinted many times by various publishers in both England and America.) Five small volumes, generally in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition. Maroon publisher's cloth binding (typically faded to a tan on the spines) with gilt lettering on the spine. Volume One (626 pages) contains no less than four Prefaces: Preface by the Editor (1845); the Author's Prefaces (1776, 1781, 1782); Preface to the First Volume (undated); and the Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Original Quarto Edition (1788). The other volumes contain 631 pages, 622 pages, and 972 pages (with the General Index). The fifth volume is dedicated to Gibbon's Notes, and is a staggering 899 pages. Very mild wear; generally with some rubbing to… Read More

New York: Macmillan, 1993. Josephus's position as an eyewitness (and participant) to the wars and culture of Roman Judea is unquestioned; he is a primary source. His absolute veracity is another story. Patriot or collaborator, he remains fascinating. Dr. Hadas-Lebel here provides a critical biography. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition. Yellow publisher's paper binding with ochre cloth spine; black lettering. 269 pages, with index. Clean and fresh. The dustjacket has been clipped, else Fine; in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Hartford: Silas Andrus, 1824. The Anglo-Irish novelist and playwright Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) passed on in the same year this history first came out. Quercus believes this to be the First American Edition, which is uncommon. This is a Very Good copy, in rather delicate condition, but holding well. Full calf leather binding; seven rules and a red label on the spine, all gilt. Much better condition than usually seen; minor bumping, and with a small gouge on the front cover. The text is clean; 316 pages; paper is tanning and rather thin, hence the concern. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First American Edition.. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York & London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Part of the series "The New Greek Tragedy in Modern Translation," under the general editorship of William Arrowsmith. This is a Fine copy. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering. 105 pages, clean, fresh, and bright. Includes Notes, a Glossary, and a short Bibliography. The dustjacket is clipped, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1852. This is a lovely, six volume Mid-Victorian "New Edition" set of Gibbon's great work, originally published in installments from 1776-1788. Notes are by Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868), a famed historian and liberal clergyman of the time. A scarce edition, particularly when in such nice condition. Added to this printing is a complete index; for a work of this magnitude, this alone is sufficient blessing to the reader. Dark brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Blindstamped floral design on the covers. Clean text. 590 pages, with 2 pages of publisher's adverts; 593 pages; 643 pages; 637 pages; 604 pages; volume 7 is 623 pages, including the General Index. Very little wear; minor bumping, unfoxed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc., 1890. This is an extremely attractive set (six volumes) of Gibbon's masterful history, in Near Fine condition. Olive green cloth binding, with spine lettering in gilt over black. Top edges are gilt, others deckle. Includes Notes by Milman, Guizot, and Wenck. Edited by Dr. William Smith. Identified on the spine as the "National Library Edition." Clean text; 706 pages; 715 pages; 714 pages; 715 pages; 701 pages; and 822 pages, with the Index. Very light wear, light fading on the spines. Gibbon's life work should be yours as well; however, if daunted by the project, this impressive set would look just great as a display: forget the reading! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York & London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Part of the series "The New Greek Tragedy in Modern Translation," under the general editorship of William Arrowsmith. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering. 88 pages, including Glossary and Notes. Clean and fresh. The dustjacket is clipped, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1881. These are Very Good copies of the First American Edition. Not common. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean texts; 347 pages, with Appendices; and 346 pages, with Appendix, Index, and six pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Contemporary (1889) previous-owner signature of the front endpaper. The rear free endpaper of Volume Two has a tear. Mild bumping to the corners, rubbing to the margins. Solid copies of . First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown, 1962. A scholarly study of what can only be described as one of the more interesting sides of Greek history. Originally published in France in 1960; translation by James Cleugh. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Orange cloth binding with black lettering on spine. Clean text; 224 pages, illustrated. Previous-owner signature on TP, else Fine.The dustjacket is complete and unclipped; shows edgewear, with minor chips and creases. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.