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199337307The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1993. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Very light shelfwear to book. Scholar's name to ffep Bonnie Maclachlan née Ward. Dustjacket has tears chipping and creasing. Rear panel of DJ has some dampstaining.; 836 pages; Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths -- and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. . 080184410X . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
199333573The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1993. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Very light shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has tears chipping and creasing. DJ not sitting square.; 836 pages; Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths -- and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. . 080184410X . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
196216820C. H. Beck. 1962. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Scholar's name to ffep in pencil R. G. M. Nisbet. Small faint stain to textblock. Light shelfwear. Light pencil markings to margins of a few pages. DJ has a few tears chipping and rubbing.; 347 pages . C. H. Beck hardcover
20048224Peeters Publishers. 2004. Softcover. Very Good. Crease along front wrap else fine.; 345 pages; This Festschrift honours the Dutch Latinist Ben Hijmans. Besides his studies on Seneca and Ovid Hijmans published numerous articles on Apuleius' works. In 1973 he initiated the research project Groningen Commentaries on Apuleius and until his retirement he was editor-in-chief of the series of commentaries issued from that research project. This collection of essays contains a number of important new and original articles on Apuleius' Metamorphoses on the reception of the Latin novel and on Apuleius' rhetorical work. The book presents original research on Ovid's Metamorphoses and its reception. Other contributions testify to the broader interests of Ben Hijmans and deal with general cultural aspects art history the art of translating archaeology and iconography. Ben Hijmans' fascination with and insight into mythical motifs is reflected not only in articles on Pyramus and Thisbe and Actaeon respectively but also in contributions on Narcissus and on Seneca's mythical tragedies and their transformation in Roman Declamation. . 9042915048 . Peeters Publishers paperback
198134661Hirmer Verlag. 1981. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Else very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Includes plain slipcase.; 391 pages . 3777432202 . Hirmer Verlag hardcover
19982961Oxford University Press. 1998. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing.; A large number of Greek religious poems in hexameter were attributed to Orpheus as they were to similar miracle-man figures like Bakis Musaeus Abaris Aristeas Epimenides and the Sybil. Of this vast literature only two examples survive whole: a set of hymns composed at some point in the 2nd or 3rd century AD and an Orphic Argonautica composed somewhere between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. Earlier Orphic literature which may date back as far as the 6th century BC survives only in papyrus scraps or in quotations by later authors.; 296 pages; Sandpiper reprint of 1983 Edition. . 0198148542 . Oxford University Press hardcover
189528580Leipzig Hirzel 1895.
1 Vol. pag. PROG 8934 CATT_ATT 17
193357860Harrap London 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 300 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm spine slightly cocked. Dust Jacket slightly marked and creased. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Romance. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 57860. . Harrap hardcover
195852610Collins London 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xvi 272pp. Binding firm. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket marked and chipped with slightly faded spine slight loss and a couple of small internal tears. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. Corner of front end paper cut out. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Animals & Birds; Myths Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52610. . Collins hardcover
DJ is protected in plastic sleeve that has been taped down to boards. ; Donaldson examines the possible origins of the story, and the many ways in which, over the centuries, it has been interpreted, criticized, elaborated and transformed. The changing fortunes of the story reflect changing attitudes to suicide, republicanism, and the concept of heroism ; 216 pages
Light creasing to wraps. Spine browned. Minor edgewear to extremities. Small tear to base of spine. ; The story of Sargon's birth and childhood is given in the "Sargon legend", a Sumerian text purporting to be Sargon's biography. The extant versions are incomplete, but the surviving fragments name Sargon's father as La'ibum. ; American Schools of Oriental Research dissertation series ; no. 4; 298 pages
Collection Latomus Volume 278; 268 pages
Minor creasing to wraps. Light shelfwear. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 213 pages
Comparative Tragedy, I; 666 pages; Contents: I Tragedy and reality 1 Metaphysics and mystiques 2 Suffering and sympathy 3 Society, religion and the individual; II Tragedy and myth 4 Myth: function and analysis 5 Structure and ethics in Greek myth 6 Myths in tragedy; III Tragic form and tragic feeling 7 The Oresteia: nature versus perversion 8 Helplessness and power in Greek tragedy: suppliant, protector; oppressor, revenger 9 Sophocles: suffering integrity 10 Four 'Electra' plays. Conclusion. Appendices I Else on katharsis II Kirk on myth III Matriliny, patriliny, and the erosion of a parent.
Z1-C-056-02044Wilco. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Wilco unknown
008275No Place: Missouri Pacific Railway Company Typewritten. Very Good Plus. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No Author. No Place Los Angeles no date circa late 1950s- early 1960s. Listings for Stinson SLP #1-85 and #1000-1003. Typed one side with title musician Stinson SLP# a brief summary of the recording list of songs size and number of LPs List and Net prices. Lacking pages for #s 67 71 72 75-77 80-82. Unpaginated 80 pp. Bound in black stiff paper brad binder title label front cover Very Good Plus small corner creases top corners rear cover and final 6 pages. No listing found at Worldcat. Stinson Records was an important early publisher of folk music and blues recording such artists as Woody Guthrie Pete Seeger Leadbelly Josh White and Sonny Terry. Missouri Pacific Railway Company unknown
1845007972London: Printed for Thomas Tegg 1845. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Tall 8vo. Very Good in contemporary half pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt marbled end papers the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down along with a small bookseller's label. Prior owner name top edge verso front end page. Boards rubbed at edges binding solid contents quite clean and unmarked. A scholar's copy. Printed for Thomas Tegg Hardcover
1937LS-58Portland Maine: Falmouth Book House 1937. Classic scarce text contains stories and tall tales of lumber-camp life in the Maine woods including modern Paul Bunyans bunk-house gossip narratives of fearless men and their exploits with death while bringing the logs out back-woods humour etc. 164 pgs. Illustrated by the author. Dustjacket has a few tiny closed edge tears and a small chunk missing on lower spine edge; in mylar. Text has minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Falmouth Book House Hardcover
1960MF-1ZurichSwitzerland: Rascher Verlag 1960. Classic text in German includes Eliade"s complete work on the history philosophy psychology and techniques of Yoga. 515 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. Minor edgewear and very small closed edge tears on dustjacket. Small discoloration spot on center outer edge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rascher Verlag Hardcover
"Grande incisione (vue d'optique), "Combat naval dans le Golfe de Venise gagné, par le Venitiens sur le Turcs le 29 may 1749" S. d. ma fine Settecento circa, grande tavola incisa (vue d'optique), realizzata su carta, con dettagli acquerellati a mano (colorazione d'epoca), didascalia descrittiva a stampa ai margini sup. ed inf., retro bianco. Cm 26x44. Condizioni di conservazione Buone condizioni con minimi segni del tempo, lievi bruniture, margini leggermente rifilati di cui quello superiore con traccia di nastro adesivo per precedente applicazione entro cornice. Per ulteriori dettagli vedi foto. EXTRA.0381 N "
181977919St. Petersburg, gedruckt bey der Kaiserlichen Adademie der Wissenschaften, 1819. 33 S. (21 x 12,5). Kart. d. Zeit m. Kleisterpapier u. handschriftl. Titelschildchen a. VDeckel [ Ouwaroff Uber das Vor-Homerische Zeitalter].
Pagine: 212+202 . Formato: 24° . Rilegatura: Brossura originale . Caratteristiche: Da rilegare. Bruniture. Rarissimo a trovare tutti e due volumetti .
1927030540Breslau 1927 M. & H. Marcus Soft cover anders
365524Librairie Hachette & Cie Paris 1894 Fort in-8 ( 230 X 140 mm ) de VIII-778 pages, broché sous couverture imprimée. Thèse présentée à la Faculté des Lettres de Paris. Edition originale. Très bel exemplaire, non coupé.