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Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ spine has light sunning. ; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages
Minor shelfwear to DJ. Light dust soiling to textblock. ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ is discolored. Minor shelfwear otherwise to DJ. ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has light sunning. Mild soiling to DJ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the situation. Book V also contains Tacitus' curious account of the history and the country of the Jews, breakin off just before the destruction of Jerusalem. ; 124 pages
12mo., First Edition, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper verso; original salmon cloth, upper board blocked with gilt cross, backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, bevelled boards, red edges, black endpapers, very neatly recased, covers very lightly age-soiled else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. Unusually robust copy of the original edition of a seminal work more often known in the second edition of 1903 which, given its availability, was comparatively widely issued. A rare survival. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 132 pages ; 22 cm. In English. Previous owners Dedication. A brief cultural and political overview of Jewish life in Spain and Latin America including many chapters on Jewish-Christian relations and Laws Concerning the Jews. OCLC lists only 3 copies worldwide (Stanford, Univ. Of Texas Rio Grande, Univ. Of Toronto) . Front hinge starting. Otherwise good+ condition. (LatAm-4-1)
271 pages, maps, table, bibliographical note, index. small crease to front cover. eng
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, tiny contemporary signature on front paste-downs; original black buckram, gilt backs, uncut, backstrips a little chafed else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. With the small book-label of Graham Stanley Harris on front paste-downs.
Spine very slightly sunned. Small sticker stain to front board. ; Volume 1 Only. ; Vol. 1; 408 pages
Former classics scholar's name on ffep (D. O. Robson) . Slight fraying to top and bottom of spines. Rubbing to boards. Minor shelfwear. ; Two Volume Set. Volume I has 408 pages. Volume II has 409 pages.
Paper Wrappers. 64 pages. 23 cm. Illustrated. This pocket size travel guide presents Jewish history and sights in 16 islands in the Caribbean. Subjects: Jews - West Indies - Description and travel. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Edges and covers lightly soiled. Very good+ condition. (LATAM1-40)
8vo [24 x 18 cm]; xiii, 100 pp, attractive etched frontis plate. original quarter vellum backed cloth covered boards, corners worn, short tears to lower spine, rubbed, uncut, internally clean with nice wide margins, a good sound copy, presentation copy signed by author to H. B. Willon. A picture of this book is availab The well-written account of the author's travels by land and water from Tampico to Tuxpam, with good description of the people, agriculture and customs.
in-8 broche de 210 pages Nombreuses illustrations + carte depliante. Bon etat. [LA-3]
In -8°, pp. 226, (2). Legatura in pelle su brossura editoriale.
Softcover. 292pages. 20cm. First edition. In Spanish. At 20: 25, the lady entered immortality, is a work of fiction by the Buenos Aires born writer Mario Szichman, who currently resides in the United States. This work is the fourth and final novel of his representing the fictional Pechof family, immigrants from Poland to Argentina. Premio Norte, 1980 (North Award, 1980) embossed in gold on cover. Subjects: Spanish Fiction. Very lightly soiled covers and edges. Very good condition. (LATAM1-27)
Wraps very creased. Dampstaining to lower section of first few pages. Fair to Good. ; 194 pages
Tear along lower part of spine cover with some chipping along spine. Boards a bit worn and soiled. Scholar's name to ffep (Philippa Goold née Forder). Pencilling to rear endpaper. Else VG. ; 111 + 219 pp; Parallel Grammar Series; 330 pages
Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). Else book is fine. ; Over the centuries, Latin love elegy has inspired love poetry in the West from Petrarch to Pound. A Latin Lover in Ancient Rome: Readings in Propertius and His Genre offers a critical reevaluation of the Latin elegiac poet Propertius, situating him within the social and political milieu of first-century BCE Rome. W. R. Johnson’s study is centered on close readings of the poems in Propertius’ four books that emphasize both his celebration of erotic freedom as a manifestation of the sovereignty of the individual and his insistence on the value of this freedom, especially when it is threatened by autocratic ideology. Many recent titles on Propertius have tended to minimize or ignore this aspect of the poet’s work, concentrating instead on neo-formalism or Lacanian psychology. Johnson restores Propertius’ erotic creed and his politics to the core of his poetics and his career. He offers a vivid picture of the sociopolitical and erotic world of the late Roman Republic and the early years of the Empire which hatched Latin love elegy and allowed it to flourish. This study aims to redirect attention to the pleasures and energies Propertius provides that later generations of poets and readers discovered in and through him. ; 176 pages
157 pages. Extensive vocabulary list. Black and white illustrations. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Name blacked out atop title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
421 pages. Above-average but not excessive wear. Narrow opening in binding after title page. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Moderate moisture-induced undulations to lower edge of textblock. A worthy working copy. Book
Studies in Classics; 120 pages; Virtually all recent major work on Livius Andronicus has focused on assessing his artistic merits and his skills as a translator of Homer. But, as the oldest literary Latin preserved in any quantity, the language of Livius shows many features of linguistic interest and raises intriguing questions of phonolgy, morphology and syntax. In this book, Ivy Livingston frames an examination of Livius' Latin in the form of a commentary. Although Livius provides the starting-point of each comment, his language is sufficiently similar to his nearest successors - such as Naevius or Ennius - that many of the discussions do not also end with Livius, but explore wider-ranging problems of Latin and of Indo-European linguistics.
Scholar's name on ffep (R. E. Fantham) some wear to wraps with creasing to spine. Chipping to spine ends and along edges. Small stain to fore-edges. ; Survey of Latin Literature from the Early Republic to the End of the Augustan Principate. ; University Paperbacks 41; 543 pages
Some wear to wraps with creasing to spine. Chipping to spine ends and along edges. ; Survey of Latin Literature from the Early Republic to the End of the Augustan Principate. ; University Paperbacks 41; 543 pages
Endpapers browned with light foxing. Former owner's bookplate to inner cover. Scholar's blindstamp to ffep (Robert Brown). Chipping and small tears to spine ends. ; Survey of Latin Literature; 674 pages
Two volumes, complete. About 10,000 items described. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Like new.