Collector's Editions: Classical Studies
Aeschylus : : Choerphoroi : : Second play in the Atreid Trilogy. Greek text
with introduction, notes and 4 indices provided by A. Sidgwick. First published
in 1884, this copy has a slight split to the binding 4.75 x 7 88 pp. Classical
Studies Oxford University Press London 1962 Sewn-cloth Good $ 15
Aeschylus, Gilbert Murray, translator : : The Seven Against Thebes : : Translated
into English rhyming verse. Black, paper covers printed in archaic white hjave
numerous stains. Originally published in 1935 4.5 x 7.25 96 pp. Classical Studies
Allen & Unwin London 1959 perfectbound Good $ 10
Apollonii Rhodii : : Argonautica : : Greek text of Apollonius' 'The Voyage of
the Argo' with critical preface in Latin by Hermann Frankel. Dustjacket, text
and boards clean but foxing to open faces 5 x 7.5 267 pp. Classical Studies
Oxford Universiy Press London 1971 Sewn-cloth Good $ 23
Aristophanes, Alan H. Sommerstein, translator : : Lysistrata and Other Plays
: : "The Clouds" and "The Archanaians" also included. Introdution
and notes by the translator. "Lysistrata" has penmarks throughout
its text 5 x 7.75 141 pp. Classical Studies Penguin London 2002 perfectbound
Good $ 10
Autenrieth, Georg; Robert P. Keep, translator : : A Homeric Dictionary : : "Based
upon the German by Georg Autenrieth" -publisher's note. And revised by
Isaac Flagg. No dustjacket, some pen-marks 5 x 7.75 297 pp. Classical Studies
University of Oklahoma Press Norman OK 1975 Sewn-cloth fine $ 18
Barré, Michael L. : : The God-List in the Treaty Between Hannibal and
Philip V of Macedonia : : Sub-titled, "A Study in Light of the Near East
Treaty Tradition" this volume has copious notes, a bibliography and an
index but no dustjacket 7 x 10.25 220 pp. Classical Studies Johns Hopkins University
Press Baltimore 1983 Sewn-cloth Mint $ 37
Bovie, Palmer, editor : : Five Roman Comedies : : "The Eunuch", "Mostellaria",
"Amphitryon", "Poenulus"" and "phormio" in
modern English verse translation. Text, covers, binding all clean 5.75 x 8 331
pp. Classical Studies E. P. Dutton New York 1970 perfectbound fine $ 12
Brown, N. O. : : Hermes the Thief: The Evolution of a Myth : : First Vintage
trade paper edition. Text and binding in mint, cover a study in foxed condition
4.25 x 7.25 175 pp. Classical Studies Vintage New York 1969 perfectbound fine
$ 13
Burkert, Walter : : Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual : :
Sather Classical Lectures, Volume 47. Boards and jacket in library casing, stains
to top face however. 6.25 x 9.25 226 pp. Classical Studies University of California
Press Berkeley 1979 Sewn-cloth fine $ 28
Butterworth, Alex and Ray Laurence : : Pompeii: The Living City : : Narrative
of the Roman-era city from 25 years before the eruption of Vesuvius up until
its present-day legacy. Numerous maps and 29 plates of illustration. Stainless
6.5 x 9.5 354 pp. Classical Studies Weidenfield & Nicolson London 2005 Cloth
As New $ 30
Callimachus; Stanley Lombardo and Diane Rayor, translators : : Hymns, Epigrams,
Select Fragments : : Paperbound edition in its second printing. Preface by D.S.Carne-Ross.
English only. Metallic-coloured cover shows a shard with fragmented Greek upon
it 6 x 9.25 123 pp. Classical Studies Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore
1990 perfectbound As New $ 17
Collon, Dominique : : Near Eastern Seals : : Seals used as signatures by prominent
ancients for sealing goods and documents. Contains copious halftone illustrations
of design as well as an index 6.75 x 9.5 64 pp. Classical Studies
University of California Press Berkeley 1990 perfectbound As New $ 16
Cottrell, Leonard : : The Bull of Minos : : For the general reader, a pilgrimage
following the paths of Heinrich Schliemann's and Arthur Evans' romantic archaeologies
and discoveries. Has 32 pages of black x white photos 6.5 x 8.5 236 pp. Classical
Studies Universal Library, Grossett & Dunlap New York 1962 perfectbound
Good $ 13
Damrosch, David : : The Buried Book : : Subtitled, "The Loss and Rediscovery
of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh" this reads like a murder mystery. Ohre
and gold dustjacket printed bold black. All mint 6.5 x 9.75 317 pp. Classical
Studies Henry Holt New York 2007 Sewn-cloth Mint $ 25
Frazer, James George : : The Golden Bough, 1 Volume Abridged Edition : : The
classic study in magic and religion abridged in 1950 and printed from new plates
in 1951. Binding shows wear at top and bottom but still sturdy. No jacket 6
x 8.75 864 pp. Classical Studies Macmillan London 1951 Cloth Good $ 27
Gastor, Theodor : : Thespis: Ritual, Myth and Drama in the Ancient Near East
: : Second, revised edition in the Anchor Doubleday pocket book edition. Chipping
to the edges of the spine and colours of the covers 4.25 x 7 515 pp. Classical
Studies Doubleday Garden City NY 1961 perfectbound Good $ 15
Gerber, Douglas E., editor : : Greek Poetry and Philosophy: Studiies in Honour
of Leonard Woodbury : : Festschrift for the distinguished Professor. 22 essays,
David Campbell, Anne Carson, Gordon Kirkwood among the contributors. Minor stain
6 x 9.25 336 pp. Classical Studies Scholar's Press Chico CA 1984 Sewn-cloth
fine $ 43
Hammond, N.G.L. and H.H. Scullard, editors : : The Oxford Classical Dictionary
: : The Second Edition of 1970 reprinted with its corrections in 1972. A few
stains to faces and to the first few pages. Binding and actual textand indices
all fine and sturdy 7.5 x 10 1176 pp. Classical Studies Oxford University Press
London 1972 cloth Good $ 50
Hansen, Julie : : The Palaeoethnobotany of the Franchthi Cave, Fascicle 7 :
: From the excavations in Greece, an exhaustive listing and discussion of the
botanic traces. 67 plates, unblemished" 8.5 x 11 280 pp. Classical
Studies Indian University Press Bloomington IN 1991 perfectbound As New $ 35
Harrison, Jane Ellen : : Themis: A Study in the Social Origins of Greek Religion
: : Early, speculative work on religiosity among the Greeks. 152 figures and
4 indices reproduced. Minor stains to the faces 5.5 x 8.75 559 pp. Classical
Studies Merlin Press London 1977 perfectbound fine $ 15
Horace : : Odes 3 : : Modern School Classics edition with introduction, notes
and vocab prepared by H .E. Gould and J. L. Whitely. Co-publlished with St.Martin's
Press of New York 4.5 x 7 179 pp. Classical Studies Macmillan London 1966 Sewn-cloth
As New $ 15
Juvenal; Rolfe Humphries, translator : : The Satires of Juvenal : : Introduction
b ythe translator. English only, no notes, no indices. Stains only to top face
5 x 8 186 pp. Classical Studies Indian University Press Bloomington IN 1958
perfectbound fine $ 15
Kott, Jan; B. Taborski and E. Czerwinski, translators : : The Eating of the
Gods : : First Vintage Book edition of Random House 1973 original. Amazingly
clean for a white-covered book. Watermarked inside however 4.25 x 7.25 340 pp.
Classical Studies Vintage Books New York 1974 perfectbound Good $ 15
Launderville, Dale : : Piety and Politics : : Subtitled, "The Dynamics
of Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel and Old babylonian Mesopotamia.
Clean dustjacket, indexed text 6.75 x 9.75 407 pp. Classical Studies William
B. Eerdman Grand Rapids MI 2003 Sewn-cloth As New $ 25
Levett, Brad : : Sophocles: Women of Trachis : : Complete commentary only; no
Greek text, no English translation. Sections on 'performance' and 'reception'
follow the comments. Yellow on coral cover all sharp 5.25 x 8.5 155 pp. Classical
Studies Duckworth London 2004 perfectbound Mint $ 12
Lord, Albert Bates : : Epic Singers and the Oral Tradition : : Student of Milman
Perry brings Homer as an oral poet into focus. Some lift to the laminate of
the printed white on scarlet cover. Otherwise as new 6 x 9 263 pp. Classical
Studies Cornell University Press Ithaca NY 1991 perfectbound Fine $ 15
McEwan, Indra Kagis : : Socrates' Ancestor : : Explores the congruencies of
Greek dance, sailing, polis-building and thought at their originary levels.
Black matte cover slightly nicked 5 x 8 194 pp. Classical Studies MIT Cambridge
MA 1993 perfectbound Good $ 17
Otto, Walter F.; Robert B. Palmer, translator : : Dionysus: Myth and Cult :
: With frontis and 13 halftone plates. Notes and brief index. Some penmarks
on various pages 5 x 8 243 pp. Classical Studies Indian University Press Bloomington
IN 1965 perfectbound Good $ 15
Pendlebury, J.D.S. : : The Archaeology of Crete : : With 50 Plates, 53 Text
Illustrations and 24 Maps, bibliography and index. Shows foxing and stains but
binding still sturdy 6 x 7.75 420 pp. Classical Studies W.W. Norton New York
1965 perfectbound Fair $ 15
Perles, Catherine : : Les Industires lithiques tailtailées de franchthi
(Argolide, Grece), Fascilcle 5 : : This is ""Tome II, Les Industries
du Mesolithique et du Neolithique Initial"". En français throughout.
46 figures and scuff to the gloss of the back cover 8.5 x 11 288 pp. Classical
Studies Indiana University Press Bloomington IN 1990 perfectbound fine $ 33
Plato : : Republic Book I : : Greek text, with introduction, notes and vocabulary
by D. J. Allan.6th printing of the second edition of 1944 .Pencil marking and
wiriting 4.5 x 7 130 pp. Classical Studies Methuen London 1965 Sewn-cloth fine
$ 15
Plato : : Republic, Book X : : Greek text, with biography, introduction, notes
and vocabulary prepared by John Ferguson. First reprint of 1957 edition. Writing
in pencil over text 4.25 x 6.75 182 pp. Classical Studies Methuen London 1964
Sewn-cloth fine $ 15
Sophocles : : Philoctetes : : Greek text with iIntroduction, commentary and
note on the text's transmission by T. B. L .Webster. Cambridge's sans serif
Greek type. Some fade to the cover 4.5 x 7 177 pp. Classical Studies Cambridge
University Press London 1970 perfectbound fine $ 17
Sophocles : : Fabulae : : The 7 complete plays in Greek, edited, with remarks
in Latin, by A.C. Pearson. Pen marks, usual wear. No dustjacket 5 x 7.5 412
pp. Classical Studies Oxford University Press London 1950 Sewn-cloth` Good $
27
Sophocles : : Oedipus Tyrannus : : Greek text with introduction, metrical analysis,
full apparatus and indices by R.C.Jebb . 7th impression of 4th ed.of 1920 No
dustjacket 4.75 x 7.5 172 pp. Classical Studies Oxford University Press London
1963 Sewn-cloth Fine $ 23
Sophocles, Dr. P. Brommer, translator : : Antigone : : Translation into rhyming
Dutch; "In Nederlandse Rhythmische Verzen Overgebracht". Stains and
chips to thin cover boards 6.25 x 9.5 39 pp. Classical Studies E.J. Brill Leiden
1965 perfectbound fair $ 10
Sophocles, W.B. Yeats, translator : : Sophocles' King Oedipus : : A Version
for the Modern Stage"" made into English by W.B.Yeats. Selections
from Aristotle's Poetics. Edited by B. Rajan 5 x 7.25 99 pp. Classical Studies
Collier Books Toronto 1970 perfectbound Good $ 11
Sophokles, Ezra Pound, translator : : Sophokles' Women of Trachis : : Pound's
rough and ready version of Sophocles' play on Herakles' ascension. 1967 edition
in paperbound reprint, Martinelli's portrait of Pound for frontis 5.25 x 8 86
pp. Classical Studies New Directions New York 1985 perfectbound As New $ 13
Valerius Flaccus, Gaius; David R. Slavitt, translator : : The Voyage of the
Argo : : "The other Argonautica" translated from an obscure Latin
poet, apparently precisely because of its quirkiness. Jacketless, black print
into yellow cloth cover 6 x 9 165 pp. Classical Studies
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore 1999 Sewn-cloth Mint $ 21
Weil, Simone, Mary McCarthy, translator : : The Iliad, or, The Poem of Force
: : Pendle Hill Pamphlet # 91. Written by Weil after the fall of France in 1940.
Stains and sticker-marks to yellow cover 5.25 x 7.5 39 pp. Classical Studies
Pendle Hill Wallingford, PA 1973 staplebound Good $ 17
Wohl, Victoria : : Intimate Commerce: Exchange, Gender and Subjectivity in Greek
Tragedy : : Examines the exchange of women in Sophocles' Trachiniae, Aeschylus'
Agamemnon and Euripides' Alcestis. Complete with a Delacroixlaminated into the
brown paper cover 6 x 9 294 pp. Classical Studies Universiy of Texas Press Austin
1998 perfectbound Mint $ 18
Zimmermann, Bernhard, Thomas Marier, translator : : Greek Tragedy: An Introduction
: : Lives, careers and extant plays o fthe 3 major Greek tragedians discussed.
German original published in 1986. Water damage 5.5 x 8.5 150 pp. Classical
Studies Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore 1991 perfectbound good $ 12