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[12970] Anacreon. Anacreontica cum aliis lyricis. Nova editio accurata in usum praelectionum academicarum et scholarum. Leipzig: Weigel, 1817. Half-Leather. Good viiii + 52pp. 1/2 leather, marbled boards. Light foxing throughout. Former owner's signature has been cut away from front endpaper, leaving only "Ex libris Michaelis" in old ink. $50.00

[17104] Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio, with an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. ill. Ben F. Stahl. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1978. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine xviii, 152pp, illustrated. Printed at the Stinehour Press. No. 1053 of an edition of 1600, signed by the artist Ben Stahl. Bound in 1/4 green morocco, decorative cloth, gilt spine. A Fine copy in a sun faded slipcase. $65.00

[8390] ANONYMOUS. The Temple of Cythnos, Or the Oracles of Fortune and Wisdom, for the Four Seasons of Life, Translated from the Greek. London: N. Conant, 1778. Hard Cover. Very Good viii, 2, + 162pp. 1/4 cloth, boards, marbled endpapers. Binding rubbed at extremities, small fragment of old label stuck to spine, else a nice copy. $140.00

[9463] ANONYMOUS. Ancient Coins Associated with Christianity. Philadelphia Transportation Company, 1949. Original Wraps. Very Good 2nd ed. 14pp, illustrated. Top cover is sun-faded, else near Fine. A discussion of the collector Charles E. Tuckwood and his collection. Tuckwood was an executive with the Phila. Transportation Company. $35.00

[18762] Boeckh, A.. Urkunden uber das Seewesen des Attischen Staates, hergestellt und erlautert. Berlin: Reimer, 1840. Hard Cover. Fair xx, 579pp, 1 folding table. Ex-library. Marbled boards worn and tattered, bottome board detached. Contents Very Good, clean and printed on heavy paper. Does not include the plate volume. $145.00

[17593] Brilliant, R.. Pompeii AD 79: The Treasure of Rediscovery. NY: American Museum of Natural History/ Volair, 1979. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0517538598. 305pp, nicely illustrated. Number 2009 of an edition of 2950, bound in full leather, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, silk ribbon marker, signed by the author and with an additional lithograph by Arthur Secunda, initialed by him. $75.00

[13969] Burgersdijk & Niermans. Philologie classique et archéologie (Bibliotheca philologica classica et archaeologica). Catalogue de livres anciens et modernes aux prix marqués No. 50. Leiden: 1912. Hard Cover. Poor 548pp. Binding soiled and loose, contents shaken, some pages loose. A working copy only. With the ownership signature of W H Allen May 14, 1919. $35.00

[15832] Cicero, ex rec. Io. Casp. Orellii, cur. Io. Casp. Orellius et Io. Georg. Baiterus. Opera, Vol. III (Only): Epistolae. Turici: 1845. Hard Cover. Fair lxiv, 783pp. Binding battered and torn, crudely repaired with clear tape. Bookblock broken into three parts, some scattered light foxing, marginal dampstaining on a few pages, at least one page repaired with clear tape, still a good working copy. With the ownership signature of W. W. How. $60.00

[13777] CICERO, ex rec. J. A. Ernesti, ed. F. Creuzer. Libri tres de natura deorum ex rec. J. A. Ernesti et cum omnium eruditorum notis quas Joannis Davisii edito ultima habet ; accedit apparatus criticus...digestus a Georg. Henrico Mosero...Copias criticas congessit Danielis Wyttenbachii. . . .. Leipzig: Bibliopolio Hahniani, 1818. Hard Cover. Good Full title: Libri tres de natura deorum : ex recensione Joannis Augusti Ernesti et cum omnium eruditorum notis quas Joannis Davisii edito ultima habet ; accedit apparatus criticus ex XX amplius codicibus MSS. nundum collatis digestus a Georg. Henrico Mosero....Copias criticas congessit Danielis Wyttenbachii, selecta scholarum suasque animadversiones adjecit Fridericus Creuzer. xxxii + 848pp. Old boards heavily worn, front joint cracked but holding, contents sound and tight, with a few old ink notes by a scholar. $145.00

[13041] COLWELL, E. C.. The Christmas Carols Are True. Chicago: 1949. Original Wraps. Very Good (14pp). Handsomely printed in red and black. "A Christmas Message to Its Friends from the University of Chicago December - 1949. Wraps sunned, gift inscription on flyleaf, else near Fine. $20.00

[16447] Curtius, E. R., trs. A. S. Wilkins & E. B. England. Principles of Greek Etymology. London: John Murray, 1886. Hard Cover. Good 5th ed. 2 volumes. xxx, 490pp; viii, 494pp. Bindings faded, worn at extremities, backstrips chipped, contents sound and tight, unmarked. $250.00

[20254] Dictys Cretensis & Dares Phrygius, ed. A, Dacier, L. Smids, & J. Perizonius. Dictys Cretensis et Dares Phrygius. De Bello Trojano, in usum serenissimi Delphini, cum interpretatione Annae Daceriae. Accedunt in hac nova editione notae variorum integrae; nec non Josephus Iscanus, cum notis Sam. Dresemii. Numismatibus & gemmis . . . .. Amsterdam: G. Gallet, 1702. Hard Cover. Good Full Title: Dictys Cretensis et Dares Phrygius. De Bello Trojano, in usum serenissimi Delphini, cum interpretatione Annae Daceriae. Accedunt in hac nova editione notae variorum integrae; nec non Josephus Iscanus, cum notis Sam. Dresemii. Numismatibus & gemmis, historiam illustrantibus exornavit Lud. Smids. Dissertationem de Dictye Cretensi praefixit Jac. Perizonius. 23cm. Large paper copy. Bound in full vellum, covers decoratively blind-stamped. Binding worn and soiled, front joint cracked but holding, ownership signature on flyleaf, a good bit of foxing, mostly light, still a good copy. (6), engraved frontis., title in red & black, (58 including one full-page engraving), (36 including 6 full page engravings), 177, (75pp index vocab.), (6), 54, (22), 168, (8). $300.00

[17680] Diogenes Laertius, et al, ed. C. G. Cobet, Ant. Westermann, J. F. Boissonade. Diogenis Laertii de Clarorum Philosophorum Vitis, Dogmatibus et Apophthegmatibus libri decem ex italicis codicibus nunc primum excussis recensuit C. Gabr. Cobet. Accedunt Olympiodori, Ammonii, Iamblichi, Porphyrii et aliorum, Vitae Platonis . . . . . Paris: F. Didot, 1850. Hard Cover. Good Full title: Diogenis Laertii de Clarorum Philosophorum Vitis, Dogmatibus et Apophthegmatibus libri decem ex italicis codicibus nunc primum excussis recensuit C. Gabr. Cobet. Accedunt Olympiodori, Ammonii, Iamblichi, Porphyrii et aliorum, Vitae Platonis, Aristotelis, Pythagorae, Plotini et Isidori, Ant. Westermanno et Marini Vita Procli, J. J. Boissonadio edentibus. iii, 319pp; iv, 182pp. 2 volumes bound in one. Bound in 1/4 red leather, nicely gilt spine, leather label, marbled endpapers and edges. Binding rubbed at extremities, spine darkened, else VG. Greek texts with Latin translation. Library bookplate on front pastedown, else unmarked. $250.00

[18498] Evans, A. J.. Scripta Minoa, Vol. I (only): The Hieroglyphic and Primitive Linear Classes, with an Account of the Discovery of the Pre-Phoenician Scripts, Their Place in Minoan Story and their Mediterranean Relations. Oxford: Clarendon, 1909. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Good xii, 302pp, illustrated, + 13pls. Ex-college library. Binding rubbed at extremities, top of spine repaired with clear tape, else VG. $300.00

[19480] Evans, A. J.. The Palace of Minos. A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as Illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos. London: Macmillan, 1921. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1921-1936. Complete in 4 volumes in six parts, as issued. This is an especially nice copy, crisp, clean, and unmarked, marred only by a neat tape repair to the front inner hinge of Vol. I and some minor rubbing at the spine tips and corners of a few volumes. Also included is the index volume by Joan Evans, published by Biblio & Tannen in 1964. $4,500.00

[19712] Fiske, N. W.. Supplemental Plates to the Manual of Classical Literature. Philadelphia: Biddle, 1844. Hard Cover. Good vii + 32pls. Bound in 1/2 leather, marbled boards. Binding rubbed and worn, tears in spine, contents sound & tight, marred only by a good bit of light foxing. $60.00

[20217] Fracastorii, H., ed. L. Bonuzzi. De Vini Temperatura Sententia, ed. L. Bonuzzi. Verona: 1986. Original Wraps. Very Good Reprint of the Venice 1555 ed., with introduction. 86pp. Number 507 of an unspecified number of copies. Near Fine. $30.00

[14616] Fronto, ed. B. G. Niebuhr; Symmachus, ed. A. Mai. M. Cornelii Frontonis Reliquiae ab Angelo Maio primum editae Meliorem in ordinem digestas . . . iterum ed. B. G. Niebuhrius ... Accedunt liber De differentiis vocabulorum et ab eodem A. Maio primum ed. Q. Aurelii Symmachi octo orationum fragmenta. Berlin: Reimer, 1816. Hard Cover. Very Good xxxviii, 64pp, 295pp. Nicely rebound in 1/4 cloth, marbled boards. Printed on heavy paper. Some minor marginal foxing, still VG. $145.00

[16611] Gaius, ed. E. Böcking. Gaii Institvtionvm commentarii qvattvor, Emendavit Edvardvs Böcking . Leipzig: Hirzel, 1855. Hard Cover. Fair xviii, 344pp, 9*, 10 folding pages. An interleaved copy. 1/4 leather, boards. Binding very worn, backstrip and hinges crudely repaired with now tattered cloth tape, sticker on top cover. Contents sound and tight. With the ownership signature of Tom Rosenmeyer, London 1948. Some ink and pencil notes on the interleaves. $85.00

[9651] GARRICK, DAVID. Some unpublished correspondence of David Garrick, ed. George Pierce BakeR. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. Hard Cover. Good Number 205 of an edition of 430, designed by Bruce Rogers. xiv+140pp + 30pls. Binding smudged, spine discolored, flyleaf loose, else VG. $45.00

[3877] HANOTAUX, G., ed.,. Histoire de la Nation Egyptienne, V-VII: L'Egypte Turque . . . . ; Sous Mohammed Aly et ses successors. . . . ; L'Egype moderne . . . . . by H. Deherain et al.. Original Wraps. Fair Paris, 1930s. 4to. 3 vols., each about 500pp, with c. 300 text illustrations and 12 color plates. Wraps tattered, contents shaken, text & plates sound. $300.00

[4216] HANOTAUX, G., ed.,. Histoire de la Nation Egyptienne, IV: L'Egypte Arabe de la conquete Arabe a la Conquete Ottomane 642-1517 de l'ere chretienne by G. Wiet.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Wraps. Good Paris, 1937. 4to. Wraps. 646pp, about 300 text illustrations, + attractive 12 color plates. Small tears in wraps, else VG. $150.00

[11881] Harris, James. Hermes Or a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar. London: John Novrse & Paul Vaillant, 1765. Full-Leather. Good 2nd ed. Printed below the publisher's information, in a different font, is "Antoine Polier an:2:" xix+442pp + 2 engraved plates by Basire + 27pp index. Full leather rubbed and worn, joints cracked, leather label torn. Ownership signature on front pastedown, a good bit of foxing, mostly light. $250.00

[13036] Henry, Paul. Saint Augustine on Personality. NY: Macmillan, 1960. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Saint Augustine Lecture 1959. 44pp. Inscribed by the author to John F. Callahan. A penciled note on the flyleaf reads in part " The notes are hardly mine (excepting n. 35) . . . .Never even read the proofsheets." $35.00

[12127] Hesiod, ed. with facing Italian trs. G. Carli. Hesiodou tou Askraiou Theogonia: La teogonia, ovvero, La generazione degli Dei ... / tradotta per la prima volta in verso Italiano dal Conte Gianrinaldo Carli ... .. Venice: 1744. Hard Cover. Very Good (xiv) + cix + 80pp + 3 folding genealogical charts. Nicely bound in full vellum, rubbed a bit at extremities, contents printed on nice paper, sound and tight, with only some minor scattered light foxing. $200.00

[17642] Homer, ed. C. G. Heyne. Homeri Ilias cum brevi annotatione, curante C. G. Heyne subjicitur Appendix Excursuum VIII de majore Iliadis Heynianae editione. London: R. Priestly J. F. Dove, 1819. Hard Cover. Fair xiv, 856pp. 1/2 leather, marbled boards. Binding very rubbed and worn, top cover detached. Contents are Very Good, with only minor foxing on a few pages. Ex-seminary library. $225.00

[18830] Housman, A. E., ed. J. Diggle & F. R. D. Goodyear. The Classical Papers of A. E. Housman. Cambridge Univ Pr, 1972. Hard Cover. Fine / Good. ISBN: 0521082439. Complete in three volumes. Crisp and clean copies in worn dustjackets. $650.00

[8906] JACKSON, J.. The Encyclopedia of Philadelphia. Harrisburg: 1931. Hard Cover. Very Good Harrisburg: National Historical Association, 1931/2. 4 volumes. A Very Good set, almost Fine except for darkening of the spines, in a worn and cracked slipcase. $250.00

[20112] Janet, Paul. Études sur la dialectique dans Platon et dans Hegel. Paris: 1861. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good lvi + 396pp. Backstrip tattered, top cover gone, first signature a bit loose, else contents are sound and tight, with only some scattered light foxing. $100.00

[18902] Juvenal, & Persius, ed. N. E. Lemaire & A. Perreau. D. Junii Juvenalis sexdecim satirae ad codices parisinos recensitae cum interpretatione latina ... N. E. Lemaire (2 volumes) and A. Persius Flaccus cumi nterpretatione latina... A. Perreau (one volume). Lemaire, 1823. Hard Cover. Good 1823/30. Complete in 3 volumes, uniformly bound in 1/4 leather, marbled boards and endpapers, raised bands, leather labels. Binding rubbed at extremities, some scuffs on covers, joints worn but solid. Printed on nice paper, the contents are Very good except for a light dampstain at the top of most pages of Vol. 3 (Persius). Bibliotheca Classica Latina series. $125.00

[19521] Juvenal, ed. G A. Ruperti. Satirae XVI, ad optimorum exemplarium fidem recensitae; perpetuo commentario illustratae, adque proemio et argumentis instructae, a G.A. Ruperti . 2. ed. Gottingensem, accedit index copiosissimus. Oxford: 1825. Full-Leather. Fair xxxvi, 428pp. Polished leather worn at extremities, discolored, joints broken, front board hanging by a thread or two. Contents VG, crisp and clean except for a few ink marks and a light dampstain at the bottom of the final few pages. With the ownership signature and inked bookplate of W. H. Hicks Beach, Or. Coll. $75.00

[20111] Juvenal, trs. W. Gifford. Satires, Translated into English verse by W. Gifford, With Notes and Illustrations. London: 1806. Hard Cover. Good 2nd ed.fronts., lxxviii+473pp +6pp index. Rebound in cloth. Binding stained, frontispiece and title page foxed, contents sound & tight, printed on good paper.. $35.00

[3989] KAMMERER, A.,. La Mer Rouge, L'Abyssinie et L'Arabie depuis l'Antiquit?, Vol. II, 2 [only]: Les Guerres du Poivre - Les Portugais dans l'Oc?an Indien - Histoire de la Cartographie Orientale.. Hard Cover. Fair Cairo, 1935. Folio. pp263-555 + pls CX-CLXIX, many text figures. Binding rubbed and worn, torn along spine, inner hinges strained, a few pages bound upside down, contents sound & tight. Most of this volume concerns the history of cartography and is very nicely illustrated. $650.00

[6274] Lassalle, F.. Une Page d'Amour: Recit - Correspondance - Confessions.. 1959. Hard Cover. Very Good Stamford, Overbrook Press, 1959. 86pp. Edition limited to 250 copies. $40.00

[19547] Lauremberg, J.. A Description of Ancient Greece (Graecia Antiqua). Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1969. Oblong 8vo.. Hard Cover. Very Good Facsimiile reprint of the 1660 Amsterdam ed. 63pp, illustrated, + 31 maps. Ownership signature on flyleaf, else near Fine. $120.00

[20046] Leveque, C.. Libellum Aureum de Plutarcho mentis medico denuo edendum curavit J. J. Hartman. Leiden: Sijthoff, 1903. Hard Cover. Good 55pp + 1pp. Rebound in cloth. Binding lightly stained at bottom, front inner hinge cracked but sound, ink smudges on title, else VG. $40.00

[11299] Lindemann, F., ed.. Corpus grammaticorum latinorum veterum collegit, auxit, recensuit ac potiorem lectionis varietatem adiecit Fridericus Lindemannus sociorum opera adiutus. Leipzig: Hard Cover. Good 1831/33. 3 volumes nicely bound in 2 parts. 1/2 leather, raised bands, leather labels. Ex-lib, no exterior markings. Printed on good paper, strong and supple. Light foxing throughout, still a nice set. The series was never completed. A first fascicle of Vol. IV was issued but is not present here. $400.00

[17611] Lindsay, Lord (Alexander W. C.). Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land. London: 1866. Hard Cover. Good New edition.xl, 458pp, + 39pls and maps. Nicely bound in 1/2 green morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, 5 raised bands, top edge gilt. Binding is rubbed at extremities, library labels removed from rear endpapers, else VG. With the bookplate of the Seymour Library Assocation of Auburn, NY on the front pastedown. $85.00

[6209] LINFORD, M.. Bread and Honey. 1928. Hard Cover. Very Good Kingswood, W. Heinemann at the Windmill Press, 1928. 4pls + 353pp. Number 141 of an edition of 250. The first book printed at the Windmill Press. $60.00

[20064] Livingstone, R. W., ed.. The Legacy of Greece. Oxford: 1922. Hard Cover. Good 424pp. Contributors include Gilbert Murray, Inge, Burnet, Toynbee, et al. This copy includes the bookplate of the bibliophile Charles Dexter Allen, signed by Gilbert Murray in July, 1916. Pasted to the flyleaf is a small photograph of Murray, clipped from a magazine. Small tears in spine extremities, some spotting on spine, else Very Good. $30.00

[17221] Livy, ed. A. Drakenborch, rev. J. T. Kreyssig. T. Livii Patavini Historiarum libri qvi svpersvnt omnes et deperditorvm fragmenta, ex recensione Arn. Drakenborchii ... cvm indice rervm locvpletissimo. Accessit praeter varietatem lectionvm Gronovianae et Crevierianae. Glossarium livianum, cvrante . . . Leipzig: In Libraria Weidmannia G. Reimer, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good 1823/27. Full title: T. Livii Patavini Historiarum libri qvi svpersvnt omnes et deperditorvm fragmenta, ex recensione Arn. Drakenborchii ... cvm indice rervm locvpletissimo. Accessit praeter varietatem lectionvm Gronovianae et Crevierianae. Glossarium livianum, cvrante Avgvsto Gvilielmo Ernesti. Editio qvarta, recognita et in libb. XXXI-XXXVIII atqve XLI-XLV ad codd. bambergensis et vindobonensis fidem, emendata ab Ioanne Theophilo Kreyssigio. Vols I-IV (of 5 only), containing the text and notes but lacking Vol. V, the Glossarium Livianum. 4 volumes, each about 600pp. Wrappers are tattered, some missing. Contents are Very Good, clean and tight, printed on good paper. $125.00

[18263] Livy, ed. C. Sigonio & J. F. Gronovius. Titi Livii Historiarum quod extat : cum perpetuis Car. Sigonii et J. F. Gronovii notis Jac. Gronovius probavit, suasque et aliorum notas adjecit . Amsterdam: Elzevier, 1679. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good 1679/78. Complete in 3 volumes. Engraved frontispiece & title, [xlviii], 922, [lxx], 62 ,[ii]; 973, [lxi], 58; 1080, [lxxxiv]. Neatly rebound in buckram. Ownership signature on front pastedown of each volume, a very few neat professional repairs, a very faint dampstain at bottom of first 30pp of Vol. I, a number inkstamped at the bottom of last page of each volume, some minor foxing and some marginal staining of first and last 10pp of each volume, else a nice set, crisp and clean. $650.00

[17313] Lucan, ed. A. E. Housman. Belli Civilis Libri Decem. Oxford: Blackwell, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good xxxvi + 342pp. With the bookplate of G. P. Goold, who, like Housman, held the chair of Classics at London. Binding rubbed at extremities, small tears in hinges and at top and bottom of backstrip. One bottom corner bumped, light marginal foxing on first few pages, inner hinges strained at top but holding. On the Addendum page, someone has inscribed, in a neat hand, the addenda and corrigenda from a later edition. $250.00

[18761] Lucian, trs. Thomas Francklin. The Works of Lucian, From the Greek. London: T. Cadell, 1780. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full-Leather. Good Complete in 2 volumes. xx, 8pp subscriber's list, 480pp; 588pp. Old leather bindings rubbed and worn, top boards detached. 5 raised bands, leather labels, marbled endpapers, engraved illustration on title Private library labels on front pastedowns. With the ownership signature of Thomas Gage, General, former governor of Massachusetts, and once commander of British forces in North America, on the title pages of each volume. $500.00

[9625] LUCIE-SMITH, EDWARD; ALLEN GINSBERG. Mystery in the Universe: Notes on an Interview with Allen Ginsberg. London: 1965. Limited/Numbered. Original Wraps. Very Good No. 4 of an edition of 200, published by Turrent Books and signed by Lucie-Smith. 9pp. "Last of all Liverpool, which I think is at the present moment the centre of the consciousness of the human universe." $35.00

[16685] Lucretius, ed. G. Wakefield. De rerum natura libri sex ex ed. G. Wakefieldi cum notis et interpretatione in Usum Delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recensu editionum et codicum et indice locupletissimo acc. recensiti. London: Valpy, 1823. Half-Leather. Good Complete in 3 volumes. vi, 1751pp, xcvi. Ex-university library, no exterior marking. Bound in 1/2 leather, marbled boards, leather labels, gilt raised bands. Bindings rubbed at extremities, spines darkened, else a nice set. $150.00

[8459] MATHEWS, C. T.. The Renaissance under the Valois: A Sketch in French Architectural History. NY: Comstock, 1893. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Good 23pp + 41pls. Bound in 1/4 gilt decorated vellum, blue boards with gilt title. The once handsome binding is now soiled and worn, corners bumped, spine tips frayed, a small 1/4 inch tear in spine. Contents are VG, sound and tight. $100.00

[6308] Merritt, P.. The True Story of the So-Called Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi "In Defence of an Elderly Lady.". Harvard Univ Pr, 1927. Hard Cover. Very Good Number 51 of an edition of 350, bound in 1/4 cloth, decorative boards. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, binding a bit rubbed at extremities, still VG. $40.00

[16914] Middleton, J. H.. Ancient Rome in 1885. Edinburgh: A & C Black, 1885. Hard Cover. Good xxvi, 512pp, 57 illustrations, and three folding color maps. Gilt-decorated cloth is still bright. Binding lightly rubbed at extremities, outside top corner of bottom cover bumped. Tear in the map of modern Rome, map of the Forum poorly folded and has some foxing, else contents bright and clean, unmarked and in nice shape. $100.00

[16834] Middleton, J. H.. Ancient Rome in 1888. Edinburgh: A & C Black, 1888. Hard Cover. Good xxvi, 522pp, 57 illustrations, and three folding color maps. Gilt-decorated cloth is still bright. Backstrip frayed about 2 inches along bottom joint, slight rubbing at extremities, a few small specks on the covers, inner hinges strained but holding. Contents bright and clean, the handsomely printed maps are crisp and untorn. A nice copy. $225.00

[9427] Mitchell, S. A.. Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography: The Third Book of the Series: A System of Modern Geography designed for the Use of Schools and Academies. Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co., 1881. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good 126pp, with 23 copper-plate maps in color and numerous b+w engravings. Ex- Seminary Library. Elaborately decorated boards are worn and smudged with small tears at binding extremities, inner hinges are strained, else a nice copy. $65.00

[18467] Muller, H. C.. Historische Grammatik der hellenischen Sprache, oder Uebersicht des Entwicklungsganges der altgriechischen zu den neugriechischen Formen, nebst einer kurzen Geschichte der mittleren und neuesten Litteratur, mit sprachproben und metrischen Uebersetzungen. Leiden: Brill, Hard Cover. Good 1891/92. 2 vols. 227pp + 171pp. Bound with offprints of Muller's Beitraege zur Griechischen Grammatik, I and 2te Heft, first published in Hellas. Laid in are 4 short offprints. Muller's signature is on the 1st volume of the Historische Grammatik and one of the offprints. Pasted onto the flyleaf is a review in Dutch. The whole bound in 1/2 cloth, marbled boards. The binding is worn, frayed along backstrip, front inner hinge is strained, contents sound and tight with some pencil marginalia, in Dutch. $145.00

[20017] Myers, Warren J., & Norris M. Getty, eds.. Varieties of Latin Verse. Groton School Press, 1977. Original Wraps. Very Good 69pp. From the colophon: "This book of Latin Verse was designed and printed over the course of two years, from the Fall of 1975 to the Spring of 1977 by a student in the Form of 1977, William Redmond Cross III . . . in an edition of 200 copies, this is number 36." Wraps worn at extremities, still a nice copy. $45.00

[11128] Naylor, H. Darnley. Horace: Odes and Epodes, A Study in Poetic Word-Order. Cambridge: 1922. Hard Cover. Fair xxx+274pp. Binding worn and discolored, backstrip loose, contents sound and tight. Inscribed on the flyleaf "To Josephine Weissel, Aug 13th, 1931. Accipe, sis parvum pignus amicitiae. from H. Darnley Naylor A poor thing, but mine own." Also on flyleaf is a green ink stamped design of a haloed figure bearing a cross with the initial J and W on the side. Unmarked, but from the library of Seth Benardete. $100.00

[16981] Nibby, A.. Itinerario di Roma e delle sue vicinanaze compilato . . . 8th ed. diligentemente rettificata dall'editore A. Valentini . . . .. Rome: E. Sinimberghi, 1870. Hard Cover. Good xlv, folding map, 606pp. Printed on good paper. Bound in 1/4 leather, marbled boards, gilt decorated spine. Boards rubbed at extremities, scuffed in a few spots, backstrip lightly rubbed, marred by a few dark spots. Contents clean with only minor scattered light foxing, a few pages loose but present, the map is torn along the fold. A wonderful association copy, with the ownership signature of Paul MacKendrick, Rome, 13 August 1956. $400.00

[18782] Notker, ed. E. H. Sehrt & T. Starck. Notkers des Deutschen Werke nach den Handschriften neu herausgegeben. Halle: M. Niemeyer, 1933. Hard Cover. Good 1933/1955. 3 volumes complete in 6 parts as issued, rebound in cloth into two volumes. Sehrt's own copies. Vol. I is extensively annotated in pencil by him; there are some pencil notes by him in the later volumes. There is an ink stain in the outer margin of the last few pages of Vol. I, else VG. Included are some slips of paper with notes as well as a postcard from Starck to Sehrt discussing the text of Boethius $200.00

[9487] OVID. Fastorum Lib. VI. Tristium Lib. V, de Ponto Lib. IIII: Ad Fastorum explicationem adiecta sunt inerrantium Stellarum singularum significationes, ex. Cl. Ptolemaeo. Antwerp: Chr. Platin, 1561. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Good Decorative title, ornamental headpieces, ruled margins. Elaborately gilt leather binding is very rubbed and worn, top board detached. Very old ownership signature on title of Beraldi (I cannot read the first name). With the armorial bookplate of E. Herbert Litchfield and a 20th century bookplate signed Aquila Greenwell. 180 leaves (pages are numbered only on the obverse, so there are actually approx. 360pp) + 20 unnumbered pages + colophon + 5 blank leaves. Measures (in inches) only 2 3/4 * 4 1/4. An uncommon title. $475.00

[16810] Parker, J. H.. The Archaeology of Rome, Vol. II: The Forum Romanum and the Via Sacra. Oxford: James Parker, 1876. Hard Cover. Good Binding rubbed at extremities, some scattered light foxing, still near Very Good. $225.00

[19524] Parker, J. H.. The Architectural History of the City of Rome . Abridged from J. H. Parker's "Archaeology of Rome.". Oxford: Parker & Co. , 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good xii, 251pp, 28pp of plates and one of figures. Binding smudged, rubbed and worn at extremities, conres bumped, bottom cover discolored, front inner hinge cracked but firm, contents VG, clean and tight except for some scattered light foxing on title. Inscribed on the front pastedown by Parker to "The Rev the President Trinity College. . . ." $150.00

[17618] Perrot, G., & Ch. Chipiez. Histoire de l'Art dans l'Antiquité, Vols. I-VII: L'Égypte; Chaldée et Assyrie; Phénicie - Cypre; Judée. Sardaigne - Syrie - Cappadoce; Perse. Phrygie - Lydie et Caire - Lycie; La Grèce Primitive. L'Art Mycénien; La Grèce de l'Épopée La Grèce Archaïque. Paris: Hachette, 1882. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good 1882/1889. 7 thick volumes, bound in 1/2 deep red morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, backstrips have 5 raised bands and elaborately gilt compartments. Volumes are each c. 800pp, profusely and handsomely illustrated. Bindings rubbed at extremities, closed tears at the top of several volumes, very minor foxing in margins of a few pages, else VG. A nice set, quite presentable. $1,500.00

[16676] Phaedrus, ed. J. G. S. Schwab. Fabulae Aesopiae ex ed. . . Schwabii cum notis et interpretatione in Usum Delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recensu codicum et editionum et indice locupletissio accurate recensita. London: Valpy, 1822. Half-Leather. Fair viii, 756pp, xlii. Ex-seminary library. 1/2 leather, marbled boards. Binding crudely repaired with cloth tape; tape now dried and loose, top board detached and front endpapers loose but present, leather worn and scuffed. Contents sound and tight, printed on good paper. Internally, a nice copy. $100.00

[16600] Pistorius, J., rev. B. G. Struve. Rerum Germanicarum scriptores : aliqvot insignes, qvi historiam et res gestas Germanorum medii potissimum aevi, inde a Carolo M. ad Carolum v usque, per annales litteris consignarunt, primum collectore J. Pistorio Nidano . . . . Ratisbon: J. C. Peezii, 1726. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Vellum. Good Fuller title: Rerum Germanicarum scriptores : aliqvot insignes, qvi historiam et res gestas Germanorum medii potissimum aevi, inde a Carolo M. ad Carolum v usque, per annales litteris consignarunt, primum collectore J. Pistorio Nidano . . .nunc denvo recogniti, adiectis notis, et indice, ed. 3. emendatiori et locvpletior ad usus publicos reducti, curante B. G. Struvio. 3 volumes, each about 1000pp, many woodcut initials and vignettes. Bound in full vellum. Ex-seminary library. Printed on heavy paper. Some foxing throughout, mostly light, a few small marginal tears, else VG. Bindings soiled and worn at extremities, still quite sound. $650.00

[19956] Plato, ed. C. Fr. Hermann. Dialogi, Vol. IV [only]: Politeia, Timaios, Kritias, Minos, etc.. Leipzig: Teubner, 1896. Hard Cover. Poor xxxii+455pp. A very worn copy, binding tattered and loose, contents shaken. With the ownership signature and extensive ink and pencil notes of Julius Stenzel. $25.00

[18451] Plato, trs. B. Jowett. The Dialogues of Plato, Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions. NY: Scribner, 1887. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair Complete in 4 volumes. Bound in 1/2 leather, marbled boards and endpapers, elaborately gilt spines, leather labels, top edges gilt. Bindings worn at extremities, top of spines of Vols II and III have small chips, faint marginal dampstain in part of Vol. II, top cover of Vol. II broken at joints, almost detached. Neatly cut into the flyleaf of Vol. I is an old card reading "A souvenir of our many pleasant dialogues on Philosophy - with the good wishes of your friend. G. [?] Campbell. May 2, 1889." $75.00

[18764] Propertius, ed. Kühnöl, Christian Gottlieb. Opera Omnia ex ed. Ch. Th. Kuinoelis, cum notis et interpretatione in usum delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recensu editionum et codicum et indicibus locupletissimis accur. rec.. London: Valpy, 1822. Hard Cover. Good 2 volumes bound in one. viii, 930, lvi. Bound in 1/2 leather, marbled boards, leather label. Ex-seminary library. Binding rubbed at worn, tears at top of spine, top board bumped at bottom, contents VG, printed on nice paper. $75.00

[17866] Quintus Curtius, ed. F. Schmieder. De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni. Libri Superstites. ex editione Frid. Schmeider cum supplementis notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini variis lectionibus notis variorum recensu editionum et codicum et indice locupletissimo accurate recensiti. London: Valpy, 1825. Hard Cover. Good Complete in 3 volumes. iv, 1637pp, clxx, large folding map, + 14pls, some folding. 1/2 leather, marbled boards. Ex-seminary library, no exterior markings. Bindings rubbed and worn at extremities, backstrips chipped at top, top board of vol. I almost detached, else VG. $200.00

[9612] REIN, WILHELM. Ettersburg, Heusdorf und Heyda: Urkundenbuch, Geschichte und bauliche Beschreibung, mit Geanealogisches und Heraldischen Anmerkungen und Siegelabbildung [ Thuringia Sacra ]. Weimar: 1865. Hard Cover. Good Published by Hermann Boehlau. This copy bears the bookplate of Hugo Boehlau. vii+277pp. Title-page in red and black. Boards rubbed and bumped, gilt-stamped spine is tattered. Text lightly browned but supple, small tear in margin on one page, else VG. Part of the series Thuringia Sacra. $75.00

[19889] Roger-Miles, L.. Comment Discerner les Styles du VIIIe au XIXe siecle: Histoire - Philosophie - Document, III: Etudes sur les formes et les variations propres a determiner les caracteres du Style Le Costume et la Mode: La Mode - Les Symboles - La Tradition. Hard Cover. Very Good Paris, Rouveyre, n.d. 4to. Printed on "Papier velin teinte " prepared especially for this publication. 152pp + many plates, charts, and diagrams, with a total of over 2000 engraved illustrations. Bound in an elaborately gilt decorated cloth, front inner hinge strained, front free endpaper loose, else VG. $100.00

[19890] Roger-Miles, L.. Comment Discerner les Styles du VIIIe au XIXe siecle: Histoire - Philosophie - Document, I: Etudes sur les formes et les decors propres a determiner les caracteres du Style dans les Objets d'Art, de Curiosite et d'Ameublement.. Paris: Hard Cover. Very Good Rouveyre, n.d. 4to. Printed on "Papier velin teinte " prepared especially for this publication. 101pp+many plates, charts, and diagrams, with a total of over 2000 engraved illustrations. Bound in an elaborately gilt decorated cloth. $100.00

[10488] Rose, Achilles. Christian Greece and Living Greek. NY: 1898. Hard Cover. Good 300pp. Spine rubbed at extremities, a few sentences marked in ink, else a nice copy in decorative cloth with Greek flag on cover. $40.00

[16601] Sallust, ed. D. Crespin. Opera quae extant, interpretatione et notis illustravit Daniel Crispinus, in usum Serenissimi Delphini. In hac editione innumera prioris errata, diligentissime animadversa, corriguntur. . London: D. Midwinter, et al, 1735. Full-Leather. Fair (16), 234pp, (100pp indexes). Full leather, gilt-decorated spine, 5 raised bands. Binding worn, scuffed, rubbed at extremities, backstrip chipped at bottom, top cover almost detached. Title page in red and black, ornamental chapter heads. With the ownership signatures of William Denison and of Avril J. Simpson, as well as Simpson's armorial bookplate. Internally, a nice copy on good paper with only minor foxing. $150.00

[17773] Schliemann, H.. Mycenae: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns. NY: Scribner, 1878. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Poor lxviii, 404pp, richly illustrated. Bound in original gilt-decorated maroon cloth. Ex-lib. Binding tattered, contents shaken. All plates present and unmarked, including the chromoliths. A fair working or binding copy. $100.00

[19236] Schliemann, H.. Mycenae: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns. London: John Murray, 1878. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good lxviii, 384pp, richly illustrated, + plates and plans. Binding rubbed and worn at extremities, corners bumped, front joint tender, some smudges and minor stains in text, as well as some pages lightly discolored, a few small tears neatly repaired. A sound and tight copy. $275.00

[19924] Sed-Rajna, G.. The Kaufmann Haggadah: a 14th century Hebrew Manuscript from the Oriental Collection of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Budapest: 1990. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full-Leather. Fine Number 841 of an edition of 1000. A leather-bound facsimile, nicely illustrated, in a silk-lined slipcase. Also included are the 23pp booklet and 40pp unbound more detailed version of the booklet by Sed-Rajna. The facsimile and booklet are in Fine, essentially As New, condition. One corner of the gilt-decorated slipcase is torn, else it is in Very Good condition. $250.00

[18525] Seneca, ed. A. Beltrami. Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales. Rome: Typis Publicae Officinae Polygraphicae, 1949. Hard Cover. Good 2 volumes. xliv, 424pp; 313pp. 2nd printing. Bound in gilt-decorated blue cloth, top edge gilt. Binding is worn at extremities, small tear at top of backstrip of vol. II, still a nice set. One of 500 numbered copies printed on "carta speciale di Pescia." Scriptores Graeci et Latini consilio Academiae Lynceorum series. $200.00

[14564] SENECA, ed. A. Thysius. L. Annaei Senecae tragoediae cum exquisitis variorum observationib' et nova recensione Antonii Thysii. Lugduni Batavorum : Officina F. Moyardi, 1651. Hard Cover. Fair (16), 748pp. Engraved title, decorative initials. An attractive printing on nice paper. Rebound in cloth. backstrip torn, top cover loose, old ownership signatures on flyleaf, first signature detached, minor foxing on just a few pages. $275.00

[17795] Sophocles, ed. W. Dindorf. Tragoediae superstites et deperditarum Fragmenta ex rec. G. Dindorfii. Oxford: Clarendon, 1860. Hard Cover. Fair 3rd ed. Complete in 2 volumes. Each play has separate title page and pagination. Bindings are not uniform. Vol. I (Oedipus Rex - Ajax) is ex-lib,, bound in very worn leather, covers are loose, contents are sound and tight. Vol. II (Electra - Fragmenta & Indices) is bound in contemporary cloth, backstrip repaired with clear tape, contents near VG. There are ownership signatures and a few pencil notes in both volumes. A good working set. $120.00

[13131] Stein, Aurel. On Alexander's Track to the Indus. Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-west Frontier of India Carried Out Under the Orders of HM Indian Government. London: Macmillan, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good xvi, errata sheet, 182pp, + plates with 97 b+w illustrations + folding map. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, embossed name stamp on half-title. Front inner hinge cracked but holding. Some scattered foxing, light except on the two folding plates, binding only a bit frayed at top and bottom of spine and at corners. Spine gilt, embossed gilt design on top cover. $200.00

[11500] Stewart, Dugan. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind. In Two Parts. With References, Sectional Heads, Synoptical Table of Contents and Translations of the Numerous Greek, Latin, and French Quotations, &c. By The Rev. G. N. Wright. London: 1854. Hard Cover. Good xi+602pp. Bound in full leather, elaborately gilt spine, 5 raised bands, leather label, marbled endpapers and edges. Binding rubbed at extremities, backstrip chipped at top, joints tender, some scuffs on boards, contents clean, sound, and tight $60.00

[18265] Strauss, Leo. Die Religionskritik Spinozas as Grundlage seiner Bibelwissenschaft: Untersuchungen zu Spinozas Theologisch-Politischem Traktat. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good xii, 288pp. Binding somewhat faded, corners lightly bumped, fraying at top of spine (about an eighth of an inch), else a nice copy, sound, tight, and unmarked. $1,000.00

[15737] SUETONIUS, trs. P. Holland. The Historie of Twelve Caesars Emperors of Rome. London: F. Etchelles & H. MacDonald, 1931. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good frontis., 488pp. From the edition of 1606. No. 268 of an edition of 400, printed on Haslewood all-rag paper. Binding smudged, rubbed at extremities, some foxing on endpapers, inner hinges cracking but sound, else VG. $150.00

[4331] TERENCE, ed. Hensius. Comoediae, ex rec. D. Heinsii collata ad antiquissimos Mss. codices Bibliothecae Vaticanaei . . . et Italica versione. Rec., Notasque antiquam artem comicam, et nonnulla antiquitatum romanarum monumenta illustrantes addidit C. Cocquelines. Tomus II [only. : . Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Rome, 1767. 252pp, wonderfully illustrated. Contains Adelphi, Phormio, Hecyra. Ex-lib, no exterior markings. 1/4 vellum, boards. Spine chipped, binding worn and tattered at extremities, but still quite serviceable and not unattractive. A beautiful and very large book. $1,000.00

[16446] Terence, ed. J. A. Phillips. The Comedies of Terence: With Text Metrically Arranged Throughout, and Copious English Notes, Original, and Selected from the Best Commentaries, Ancient and Modern, with Prolegomena, Etc . Dublin: 1846. Hard Cover. Good xxiv, 554pp. Rebound. Some generally light foxing on first and last few pages, a few pencil notes, else VG. $65.00

[14522] Thucydides, ed. F. Haas. Thucydidis Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci cum nova translatione Latina F. Haasii . . . Accedunt Marcellini Vita, Scholia Graeca emendatius expressa et indices nominum et rerum. Paris: F. Didot, 1869. Hard Cover. Good viii, 388, 145pp. Ex-seminary library. Bound in 1/2 vellum, marbled boards, leather label and gilt decoration on spine. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, library label on spine, card pocket on rear pastedown, else unmarked. $100.00

[19493] Thucydides, ed. F. Haas. Thucydidis Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci cum nova translatione Latina F. Haasii . . . Accedunt Marcellini Vita, Scholia Graeca emendatius expressa et indices nominum et rerum. Paris: F. Didot, 1842. Hard Cover. Good viii, 388, 145pp. Bound in 1/4 leather, marbled boards. Backstrip chipped, joints tender, library bookplate on front pastedown, else unmarked. $100.00

[18274] Thucydides, ed. T. Arnold. The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides: The Text According to Bekker's Edition, with Some Alterations, Illustrated by Maps Taken Entirely from Actual Surveys, with Notes, Chiefly Historical and Geographical. Oxford: Parker, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair 1830/35. Complete in 3 volumes, all with engraved maps. Bound in 1/2 leather, marbled boards, gilt-decorated spines. Bindings rubbed and worn, backstrip of Vol. II torn and almost detached. Contents VG except for minor foxing and and a great deal of pencil marginalia. $180.00

[18595] Tressan, Maurice-Élisabeth de Lavergne, abbé de. La mythologie comparée avec l histoire, Vol. I (only). Paris: Dufour, 1802. Hard Cover. Fair Nouv. ed. 306pp, 7pls. Bound in full leather, marbled endpapers. Old leather very rubbed and worn, exterior joints cracked but holding, a few pages marred by light foxing, a faint dampstain in the upper margin of some pages, stains on half-title, small tear in lower margin of one page. A good reading copy. With the engraved bookplate of William Wynne, a small dog (?) with the motto non sibi sed toti. $65.00

[10730] VACHEROT, Etienne. La Metaphysique et la Science, ou Principes de Metaphysique Positive. Paris: F. Chamerot, 1858. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fair 2 vols. 452pp + xxxvi + 693pp. Bound in 1/2 leather, marbled boards and endpapers. Scattered light foxing throughout, bindings very rubbed, worn, and chipped, spine of Vol. II detached. Contents otherwise sound and tight, printed on good quality paper. $100.00

[18304] Valverde, Juan de; Vesalius. Vivas figuras de las partes del cuerpo humano, impressas en moldes de metal : conel epitome de Andres Vesalio, donde se contiene en summa la historia dela fabrica del cuerpo del ho~bre: y con otro libro de Diego Greuino dela mesma materia traduzido todo. Brussels: Culture and Civilization, 1970. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Full Title: Vivas figuras de las partes del cuerpo humano, impressas en moldes de metal : conel epitome de Andres Vesalio, donde se contiene en summa la historia dela fabrica del cuerpo del ho~bre: y con otro libro de Diego Greuino dela mesma materia traduzido todo de lengua Latina en Espan~ola. An~idi´ose a lo dicho el suen~o muy apazible del Marques de Mondejar. Es obra utilissima, como parecera de su discurso. Dirigida al Illustre Sen~or, el Sen~or Licendiado Don Ieronimo de Roda, del consejo de su majestad. 200pp, 42pls. Nicely bound in leather or something like it, leather label. Boards a bit bowed, else Fine. Facsimile of a 1576 manuscript. Very nicely illustrated. $480.00

[19698] Wharton, Edith. Old New York: False Dawn (The 'Forties); The Old Maid (The 'Fifties); The Spark (The 'Sixties); New Year's Day (The 'Seventies). Decorations by E. C. Caswell . NY: D. Appleton & Co. , 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Complete in 4 volumes. First printing, with (1) at the end of each volume. A very nice set, crisp and clean; endpapers, spine labels and decorative labels by Caswell. Lacks slipcase, very minor rubbing at bottom of spines, old ink price written on rear pastedowns of each volume, else Fine. $200.00

[9879] Whittaker, Thomas. Apollonius of Tyana and Other Essays. London: 1906. Hard Cover. Very Good 211pp. Nicely rebound in black cloth, gilt spine. Smudge in lower margin of first few pages, light stain on title and errata page and in lower margin of last few pages, else a very nice copy. $100.00

[10157] Wilamowitz, Ul.v.. Einleitung in die griechische Tragödie. Unveränderter Abdruck aus der 1. Auflage von Euripides Herakles I Kapitel I - IV . Berlin: Weidmann, 1907. Hard Cover. Very Good x+257pp. An attractive volume, bound in 1/2 vellum, gilt-lettered spine. $60.00

[19935] Wilkinson, J. Gardner. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Including the Second Series (6 volumes). London: John Murray, 1841. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. Very Good 1841/42. Both series of this richly illustrated work, complete in six volumes. Uniformly bound in 1/2 brickcolored morocco, gilt spines, raised bands. Light rubbing of spine extremities, some small chips in the leather at top and bottom of spines, else a very attractive set. Contents are bright and clean, with scarcely any foxing except on the endpapers. Two of the folding plates in the sixth volume (the volume of plates to accompany the 2nd series) have small tears which have been crudely repaired with plastic tape, one is torn and not repaired, there are light smudges in the margins of a few others, else contents are near Fine. Each volume bears the handsome bookplate of Stourbridge Library. There are no other library markings. This is the 2nd edition of the first series, the 1st edition of the second series. $600.00

[17020] WOLFER-SULZER, L.. Pythagoreische Toene. Zurich: 1943. Original Wraps. Very Good 28pp, illustrated. Small faint stains on top cover, else almost like new. $20.00

[13038] Wyllie, J. M.. The Oxford Dictionary Slanders: the Greatest Scandal in the whole History of Scholarship. Barras, Guernsey: 1965. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good Frontispiece, xiv, + 142pp. "The matters dealt with in the main part of this book . . . reveal such a formidable combination of evil and power . . . ." The booklet itself is written as an open letter to C. M. Bowra. $80.00

[9510] Xenophon, ed. T. Hutchinson. Kyrou Paideias biblia okteo. Xenophontis De Cyri institutione libri octo. Graeca recognovit, cum codice ms. Oxoniensi et omnibus fere libris editis contulit, plurimis in locis emendavit, versionem Latinam reformavit. . . .. Philadelphia: Poyntell, 1806. Full-Leather. Good Printed by Wm. Poyntell & Soc. ex Officinia Classica. 547pp. Full title: Kyrou Paideias Biblia Okto. Xenophontis De Cyri institutione libri octo. Graeca recognovit, cum codice ms. Oxoniensi et omnibus fere libris editis contulit, plurimis in locis emendavit, versionem Latinam reformavit, observationibus suis, tabulaque geographica auxit et illustravit: notas quoque H. Stephani, Leunclavii, Ae. Porti et Mureti recensitas et castigatas, variantium lectionum delectum, indicesque necessarios adjunxit Thomas Hutchinson. Editio Prima Americana: Qua plurima Londinienses errata, diligentissime animadversa, corriguntur: Cura J. Watts. First book printed in America from Greek type produced there. Old leather is very rubbed and worn, modern bookplate on front pastedown, front flyleaf has been torn out, old signature and pencil scawls on rear pastedown and endpaper. Text is marred by light damping at bottom and light foxing throughout. With the old ownership signature of "John . . . Goggins Chapel Hill N Car but of Virginia." $200.00

[18548] Xenophon, ed. T. Hutchinson. Kyrou Paideias biblia okteo. Xenophontis De Cyri institutione libri octo. Graeca recognovit, cum codice ms. Oxoniensi et omnibus fere libris editis contulit, plurimis in locis emendavit, versionem Latinam reformavit. . . .. Philadelphia: Poyntell, 1806. Full-Leather. Good Printed by Wm. Poyntell & Soc. ex Officinia Classica. 547pp. Greek text with Latin translation and notes. Full title: Kyrou Paideias Biblia Okto. Xenophontis De Cyri institutione libri octo. Graeca recognovit, cum codice ms. Oxoniensi et omnibus fere libris editis contulit, plurimis in locis emendavit, versionem Latinam reformavit, observationibus suis, tabulaque geographica auxit et illustravit: notas quoque H. Stephani, Leunclavii, Ae. Porti et Mureti recensitas et castigatas, variantium lectionum delectum, indicesque necessarios adjunxit Thomas Hutchinson. Editio Prima Americana: Qua plurima Londinienses errata, diligentissime animadversa, corriguntur: Cura J. Watts. First book printed in America from Greek type produced there. Leather binding has been rebacked, front inner hinge cracked but solid, small tear in text of one page, small tear in flyleaf, a few marginal stains, light foxing throughout. Text supple. $200.00

[19734] Zumsteg, H.. Aus Meinem Leben. 1970. Original Wraps. Signed by Author. Fine n.p. (Zurich?), 45pp, illustrated. Laid in is a typed unattibuted poem entitled "Fuer Mutter Zumstegg, " which begins "In dieser grossen Stunde / versammelt im Lokal . . . ." Zumsteg was the proprietress of the Kronenhalle in Zurich and a friend of Durrenmatt, Joyce, Stravinsky, and many others. This copy is inscribed by her to "Herrn und Frau Ernest A. Pick." $45.00

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