Search Results: Greek and Latin Classics from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover First Edition [1924], so stated. First Edition [1924], so stated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: mild rubbing to its extremities; the faintest soiling to cloth-covered boards. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. A very handsome copy: very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.25 x 1.15 inches). 260 pages. Index. Tan cloth over boards. Weight: 1 pound, 0.2 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Excellent study of the rhetorical and poetical forms of literature. Discusses the rhetoric of Aristotle, Cicero, literary criticism and the poetic in ancient drama and narrative. B00085S0L8

New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 1968. Paperback First Edition Thus [1968]; Second Printing (1973). Very Good+ in Wraps: shows faint stress creases to the backstrip; a price has been removed from the lower front panel; faint soiling to the white background field of therear panel; a former owner's name at the top of the front endpaper; the binding leans very slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. An attractive reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.4 x 4.75 x 0.8 inches). Weight: 12 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1963. Hardcover First Edition [1963]; Third Printing [1966]. SCATTERED UNDERLINING IN RED AND BLUE INK AND PENCIL FOR THE FIRST 144 PAGES. Else, Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows light wear to the extremities; faint foxing to the outside edges; mottling and soiling to the panels (but we detect no mildew odor or other indications of exposure to moisture; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Former owner's name inscribed at the front free endpaper. The DJ shows mild rubbing and faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; moderate wear to extremities, with several tiny closed tears and nicks and such at the outside edges and corner tips; the price has not been clipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. A solid copy with obvious flaws. Would make a handsome reading copy, if one can overlook the marks. 8vo. xi, 350 pages. Weight: 2 pounds, 6.5 ounces.… Read More

New York, NY Silver, Burdett and Company, 1907. Hardcover Very Good: Shows indications of careful use: very light wear to the extremities; faint soiling to the top of the rear panel; very mild rubbing to the panels; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging, but the paper quality is high and the binding is strong; the text is clean. The front free endpaper has been carefully removed, as the book opens to the back of the frontispiece portrait of Caesar. That said, remains free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only mild wear and a couple of minor flaws. Remains remarkably close to 'As New', considering its age. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (7.65 x 5.25 x 1.3 inches). xxxv, 464 pages. Liberally illustrated with glossy color and black & white illustrations, color maps and battle formations. Prepared, Edited by Walter B. Gunnison,… Read More

Chapel Hill, NC The University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a touch of wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; very faint creases near the upper corner of the rear panel;. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Not quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.2 x 1 inches). xix, 355 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6.4 ounces. First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. University Press Paperback.

Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Press, 1986. Hardcover First Edition [1986]; First Printing, so stated. Seven pages in the first chapter show HI-LIGHTING IN PINK; Else, Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; the binding leans very slightly, but remains perfectly secure. The DJ shows only a short, closed tear and some creases around it at the lower front corner tip; else only a touch of wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing; unclipped; mylar-protected. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but one that remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very light wear: a handsome, if flawed, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. x, 566 pages.Wisconsin Studies in Classics Series. First Edition [1986]; First Printing, so stated. Hardback with DJ.   

New York, NY Penguin Books: Meridian, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996), so stated. Very Near Fine: shows only some tanning to the text pages, due to aging: else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy. Virtkually 'As New', showing a single minor flaw. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.25 inches. xxiii, 72 pages. Translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Carroll Moulton. Language: English. Weight: 3.4 ounces. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Viking Penguin: Penguin Books, 1978. Paperback First Edition Thus [1978]; Second Printing ([1987]. . Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the outside edges and the mildest rubbing; the pages have tanned just slightly, due to aging; else flawless; the binding remains square perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.05 x 0.5 inches). 208 pages. Translated by James Michie. Introduction by Peter Howell. Weight: 6.9 ounces. Penguin Classics Series. First Edition Thus [1978]; Second Printing ([1987]. This translation was first published in 1973. Trade Paperback. 

Bloomington, IN Indiana University Press, 1959. Paperback First Edition Thus (1959), so stated. First Edition Thus (1959), so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to the yellow background field of the wrapper covers; a former owner's plate has been removed from the front free endpaper, leaving a little sticker residue; the price has been neatly blocked out at the upper front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing barely discernible wear and a couple of very minor flaws. No longer absolutely pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.9 x 5.25 x 0.45 inches). 177 pages. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 8.4 ounces. Trade Paperback.

Boston, MA Marshall Jones Company, 1923. Hardcover First Edition (1923), unstated in accordance with Marshall Jones's's customary practice. First Edition (1923), unstated in accordance with Marshall Jones's's customary practice. Very Good to Very Good+: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; the very mildest rubbing; the text pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean, but no longer "As New". Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.35 x 5 x 0.75 inches). xv, 188 pages. Introduction by R.W. Livingstone.… Read More

Baltimore, MD Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback Second Edition Thus [1964]; this Penguin edition first published in 1954. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers, which show a tiny nick at the upper outside edge of the rear panel, which has been carefully tape-repaired and another at the head of the backstrip, which has again been expertly tape-repaired; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 228pp. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Brian Robb. Penguin Classics Series. Second Edition Thus [1964]; this Penguin edition first published in 1954. Mass Market Paperback. Who can remember reading Aesop for the first time? These little tales, with their pleasantly sententious morals, have slipped quietly into universal mythology. They are as familiar as nursery rhymes.

Baltimore, MD The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 55pp. With a Foreword By Jack Zipes. Illustrated by Neil Welliver. First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Trade Paperback. These 42 Roman fables from the early 5th century A.D. are translated into a free-verse style which is quite readable. They remained popular into the Middle Ages, with their emphasis on hyperbole, the grotesque, and ironic twists. Avianus's fables are retellings of the fables of Babrius's fables which are part of the Aesop and Indic fable tradition. Zipes' forward provides a very short history of the fable tradition. The translation by Slavitt is brilliant - the translation is loose in a way that allows Slavitt to translate the irony of the original. The fables are great fun to read - you'll never the heavily get the preachy tone that… Read More

London, UK Simpkin Marshall Ltd. , 1928. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1922], Third Printing [1930]. Good: Shows significant indications of use: The binding shows moderate lean; moderate wear to the extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; former owner's unsigned bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper.The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Overall, remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. xiv, 235 pages. Reprinted from the edition of 1639. Ornamented with black & white Designs by Martin Travers. Translated out of Latin by William Aldington (1566). Blue cloth boards with debossed emblem of the Acropolis and gilded cupid on the spine. Abbey Classics Series, VI. First Edition Thus [1922], Third Printing [1930]. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

San Diego, CA Greenhaven Press, 2000. Paperback First Edition [2000], unstated in accordance with Greenhaven's customary practice. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a smudge at the fore-edge; a tiny, superficial indentation at the outside edge of the rear panel; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.45 x 0.5 inches). 176 pages. Weight: 8.6 ounces. Greenhaven Press Companion to Literary Movements and Genres Series. First Edition [2000], unstated in accordance with Greenhaven's customary practice. Academic Press Paperback. 

New York, NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+. 1960. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows mild rubbing and faint conseqent soiling to the white background field of the front panel of the self-wrapper covers; a couple pages have received a mild bump to the upper corner tip causing a faint crease right at the tip; the binding is square and secure, the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.25 x 4.35 x 1) . Language: English. Weight: 12 ounces. Cover design by Seymour Chwast. First Edition Thus (1960). Dutton Everyman Paperback D-66. Mass Market Paperback. Herbert… Read More

Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press, 1984. Hardcover First Edition (1984); so stated. First Edition (1984); so stated. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ The Book shows a touch of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows mild wear to the extremities; unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches). 274 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press, 1958. Hardcover First Edition [1958], unstated. First Edition [1958], unstated (in accordance with Harvard's customary practice. Very Good in Good only DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use; just a touch of wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; the former owner's name and University Department rubber-stamped at the upper front free endpaper; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only moderate wear to the extremities, but shows a large chip at the top of the front panel, which has removed the first four letters of "Homer" in the title; moderate rubbing; a small chip and some tiny tears to the top edge of the rear panel; faint sunning to the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the price has not been clipped. Overall, remains a handsome, lightly used copy in a tatty, but serviceable DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.25 inches). 365 pages.… Read More

Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press, 1985. Paperback Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged (1985); Second Piinting thus (1988). Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a bump to the heel of the backstrip; a single page dog-eared; else only the mildest rubbing. to the panels; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.35 x 1 inches). lii, 361 pages. Extensive Vocabulary. Revised by John Wright. Language: English. and Greek. Weight: 15 ounces. Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged (1985); Second Piinting thus (1988).… Read More

1968. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1968], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; moderate rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (4.75 x .5 x 7.35). vi, 185 pages. First Edition Thus [1968], so stated. From the Second Hardcover Edition, published in 1951. University Press Paperback.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1989. Paperback Reprint Edition (1989); first Penguin Edition. Fourth printing thus. First published by Carcanet in 1988. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a crease near the top of the front panel; a small tear to the outside edge of the rear endpaper; the expected light tanning, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.8 x 5.15 x 0.4 inches). 160 pages. Appendix. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Robert Wells. Language: English. Weight: 4.6… Read More