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199435513Oxford University Press. 1994. Hardcover. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Light bumping to corners. Light shelfwear to dustjacket.; The first full history of ancient Georgia ever to be written outside Georgia itself this book also serves as a valuable introduction to the substantial archaeological work that has been carried out there in recent decades. Designed to open up ancient Georgia for the world of scholarship at large it is not only a history of a neglected region but also a sustained attempt to inform topics and issues that are more familiar to the historians of antiquity. Examples include myths of the periphery; Caucasian mountains and their passes; Greek colonization; the Persian Athenian and Selecuid empires; Pompey's conquest of Mithridates' empire; the development of the Roman frontier in the eastern Black Sea region; Roman diplomacy in Iberia; the Christianization of Iberia; Sassanian ambitions in Transcaucasia; and Byzantine warfare there.; 9.75 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 359 pages . 0198144733 . Oxford University Press hardcover
192136800Oxford Clarendon Press. 1921. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Endpapers lightly browned. Scholar's name to ffep D. Gerber. Very solid condition.; 1970 Reprint of 1921 edition.; The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews in the Year 1920; 434 pages . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
199242999University of Michigan Press. 1992. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Corner creasing to a couple of pages. DJ flap creased. Minor shelfwear to DJ.; Drawing upon extensive illustrations the first portion of Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting explores the narrative content of the many representations of silens. These artistic depictions are the most important surviving source of information about the mythology of silens and they have not previously been studied from this perspective. The second portion of this volume considers the representation of satyr-plays on Athenian vases. The early history of this intriguing dramatic genre has always been problematic and the evidence that the author presents will inspire critical reexamination.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages . 0472102958 . University of Michigan Press hardcover
196737494Pantheon Books. 1967. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. Minor shelfwear to book. Scholar's name stamped to ffep Stéphane Krésic. DJ is somewhat tattered with tears and chipping.; The Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to 'see visions' C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature.; Bollingen Series LXV Vol 4; 257 pages . Pantheon Books hardcover
196743610Pantheon Books. 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. DJ has tear to rear panel.; The Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to 'see visions' C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature.; Bollingen Series LXV Vol 4; 257 pages . Pantheon Books hardcover
199826360Cambridge University Press. 1998. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Light bumping to 2 corners. Scholar's name to ffep Elaine Fantham. Minor shelfwear to DJ.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 304 pages; Book IV of Ovid's celebration of the calendar and the associated legends of the Roman year treats the month of April a particularly happy phase of the Augustan ceremonial year. Around the festival of Venus and the anniversary of the foundation of Rome Ovid retells the legends of Rome's royal founder Romulus and the Trojan hero Aeneas. The introduction and commentary pay special attention to Ovid's art as a poet but aim to provide both the general background and specific explanations of his historical and religious material.; Signed by Editor . 0521445388 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
196738938Basil Blackwell. 1967. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket has edgewear with a couple of small tears.; Examines in detail the oracle of Dodona and the chief problems concerning its activity. Combines it with studies of Olympia and Ammon the two other places where the Greeks consulted Zeus.; 294 pages . Basil Blackwell hardcover
199144766Routledge. 1991. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Foxing to textblock and DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
199438856Princeton University Press. 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Light shelfwear to book and DJ.; 280 pages; Covering material as diverse as curse tablets coins tattoos and legal decrees Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers such as omens tokens and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites including cursing oath-taking and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in 5th-century Athenian democracy. . 0691032386 . Princeton University Press hardcover
199427436Princeton University Press. 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Light shelfwear to book and DJ.; 280 pages; Covering material as diverse as curse tablets coins tattoos and legal decrees Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers such as omens tokens and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites including cursing oath-taking and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in 5th-century Athenian democracy. . 0691032386 . Princeton University Press hardcover
198236890University of Toronto Press. 1982. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Dampstaining to lower corners of last few pages. Does not affect text.; 272 pages; The Myth of Orpheus shaman and teacher musician and lover is the subject of this study. Contents: Orpheus of Virgil and Ovid: flebile nescio quid. W. S. Anderson; Songs of Orpheus and the New song of Christ Eleanor Irwin ; Sparagmos: Orpheus among the Chrisitians Patricia Vicari ; Orpheus and Ficino Warden ; Myth of Orpheus in Italian Renaissance Art 1400-1600 Scavizzi ; Orfeo and Euridice the first two operas Timothy J. McGee ; Orpheus and the Devil in Calderon's El Divino Orfeo c. 1634 Pedro Leon ; Triumph of Art of Death: Orpheus in Spenser and Milton Vicari. . 0802055184 . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1976LILG00002Chicago: Nelson-Hall 1976 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon paper-covered boards textured to resemble cloth light grey endpapers and dust jacket v 188 pp 8 b & w illustrations notes bibliography index. Top edge lightly spotted a bit of wear to head & tail of spine one corner lightly bumped else as new. Price-clipped DJ browned rubbed a bit at joints and corners a bit of soil and a sticker mark on front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 8 oz. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 22 X 14½ cm. Nelson-Hall Hardcover
a43201Glasgow and London n.d. c.1850 Cameron & Ferguson. Library of Fairy Tales. 12mo. 16pp. wraps. Front wrap title page and text have a few illustrations in color. Fairy tale with Islamic theme. Good some foxing. Scarce. Unusual. . paperback
195260673New York: Modern Library 1952. Thick 8vo. xxi 1 746 pp. Blue cloth red & gilt lettering w/ verso of d.j. listing to 370 titles wonderful cover art NF/NF. First Modern Library Giant edition No. G-76 containing 177 Fairy tales. Uncommon in original dustjacket. Modern Library, hardcover
1911200914-MB15Rand McNally 1911. Very Good Hardcover pictorial cover 12 color plates plus b & w illustrations throughout by Lucy Fitch Perkins . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Perkins Lucy Fitch. Rand McNally Hardcover
197252995<p>Garden City NY: Doubleday and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket lightly worn jacket price-clipped and sunned. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by both of the Caldecott medalist author-illustrator team on the title page. Illustrated boards. Humorous colorful and earthy tales about trolls grounded in Norwegian folklore. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .</p> Doubleday and Company hardcover
199031838London: Hodder & Stoughton 1990 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. "Classical legend and location myth and magic birds and animals and the love of natural beauty" ExceptionaL copy dj is price clipped else as new. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1998004866New York: Doubleday 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Richard Hull . Duodecimo pictorial boards <br/><br/>Richly illustrated by Richard Hull. Introduction by Stephen W. Hines. Laura' s poems from 1915. "Never Before Published Collection!" sticker on top cover of dj. Doubleday hardcover
Book is in excellent condition with bright green quarter cloth covers, gilt print at spine, publisher emblem embossed on yellow portion of boards. Very clean. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in protective clear cover. Previous owner's sticker at front, 519 pages with b&w illustrations throughout. Contents include: Petsetilla's Posy, The wanderings of Arasmon, Tinykin's transformations, Goblin market.
2003050425Athens Greece: Hellenic Ministry of Culture 2003. Soft cover. Very Good . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 227pp. colour photos. Illustrated wrapper w French flaps is clean showing light diagonal crease to bottom front corner. Binding square and not creased. Quarto - 29.5 x 23.5cm. Exhibition catalogue of the 213 works displayed at the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 through the Hellenic Ministry of Culture together with an opening series of essays written by specialist researchers and historians. <br/> <br/>The Bull in the Mediterranean World" looks at the male symbolic universe of the ancient cultures around Mare Nostrum - Our Sea - amongst whom the bull acquired a number of different meanings and became a cult object in secular and religious rituals. Hellenic Ministry of Culture paperback
194974109Wien, Carl Ueberreuter, (1949). 46 S. MIt 7 Farbtaf. 4to (32,5 cm). OHLn.
18561014490Aarau, Sauerländer, 1856. 56, 408 S. Ppbd d. Zeit (Einbd leicht beschabt u. bestoßen, Stempel auf Titel, leicht gebräunt u. vereinzelt gering fleckig).
20151160072015 Editions Urban Comics, Collection "Vertigo Classiques" - Novembre 2015 (1ère édition) - In-8, broché, couverture à rabats illustrée - 199 planches illustrées en couleurs
118958London The Walter Scott Publishing Co. n.d. xxviii282pp. 8vo. Original red decorated cloth backstrip faded. Frontispiece black & white plates. Foxing to endpapers edges of leaves browned front gutter starting. A very good copy. From the library of Bill Wannan 1915-2003 noted author and folklorist. London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co. n.d. hardcover
198726350Cambridge University Press. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Pages tanned. Scholar's name to ffep R. E. Fantham. Large tear to DJ repaired with cellotape with a few tears with some loss.; Cambridge Classical Studies; 200 pages; Although Ovid is currently enjoying a new wave of popularity most critics withhold from his poetry the close word-by-word readings that are necessary for a thorough understanding of it. Ovid twice treated the myth of Persephone and Hinds's book is at first a historical inquiry--the most extensive yet done--into the double transformation in Metamorphosis 5 and Fasti 4 of the rape of Persephone one of the great Graeco-Roman myths. The study continues as a critical exploration of Ovid's self-conscious delight in language and in writing manifested in these twin narratives providing a feast for students of both Latin poetry and narratives in general. . 052133506X . Cambridge University Press hardcover
