1928 Pindar Pythian Odes

Description

Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Slipcase

A Nonesuch limited edition, limited to 1,050 copies, of which this is numbered 670.

In the original publisher's slipcase, in a very good indeed condition.

A collection of the Pythian victory odes by Pindar.

The Pythian Games was one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, held in Delphi every four years in honour of Apollo.

Pindar was an Ancient Greek poet from Thebes. He is one of the nine canonical lyric poets of Ancient Greece, with his works being the best preserved of the nine.

With copperplate engravings throughout by A. Alexander & Son. 

This edition was translated by H. T. Wade-Grey and C. M. Bowra.

The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife, Vera Mendel, and their friend, David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so, books with the quality of a fine-press were produced, but available to a wider audience at lower prices.