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Classical Literature
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1841 The Adventures of TelemachusLondon: 1841A scarce mid nineteenth century edition of Hawkesworth's translation of Fenelon's classic didactic novel about Telemachus, the son of Ulysses. -
1893 2vol The DecameronLondon: 1893A smart limited edition of this collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated and illustrated. -
c1920 3vol Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Poems & TragediesLondon: c1920A smartly bound three volume set of the works of Shakespeare, with slipcase. -
1893 2vol The DecameronLondon: 1893A limited edition of this collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated and illustrated. -
1988 2vol Piers Plowman Version A and BLondon: 1988Fine copies of both the A and B versions of this Middle English allegorical narrative poem. -
c1890 Virgil The Bucolics and GeorgicsLondon: c1890A scarce edition of this translation of Virgil's Bucolics and Georgics. -
1902 Iolaus: An Anthology of FriendshipLondon: 1902A scarce first edition of this anthology of writings on friendship. -
1930 Alliterative Poetry in Middle English: The Dialectal and Metrical SurveyManchester: 1930A scarce first edition of this detailed study of alliterative poetry in Middle English. -
1716 Ovid's Epistles, Translated by Several HandsLondon: 1716A lovely early eighteenth century copy of Ovid's Heroides, illustrated with twelve engraved plates. -
1895-1897 4vol The Parnassus Library of Greek and Latin TextsLondon: 1895-1897Four scarce editions of these volumes from Homer, Virgil, Catullus, and Sophocles, in the original Ancient Greek. -
1966 3 vols Illustrations of Old English LiteratureNew York : 1966A smart three volume set of this collection of old English works. -
1961 Beowulf With the Finnesburg FragmentLondon : 1961A revised edition of the Old English epic poem, Beowulf. -
1880-1898 5 vols Ancient Classics for English ReadersEdinburgh and London : 1880-1898Five interesting volumes on classical writers from Ovid to Aristotle. -
1890 Daphnis and Chloe: A Pastoral RomanceLondon: 1890An illustrated translation of Longus' work considered the first pastoral prose romance. -
1911 Select Epigrams from the Greek AnthologyLondon: 1911Bright copy of this anthology of Greek epigrams. -
1910 Quinti Horati Flacci Opera Omnia CuraLondon: 1910A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from Horatius Flaccus, with slip case, in the Latin language. -
1898 Cornelii Taciti Vita AgricolaeOxford: 1898A smart edition of Agricola by Tacitus, with a colour map. -
1892 Plutarch's Romane QuestionsLondon: 1892A limited edition copy of this uncommon translation of Plutarch's Roman questions, with the scarce dust wrapper. -
1875-1917 2 vols in 1 Suggestions Introductory to A Study of the Aeneid and Plato's Biography of SocratesOxford: 1875-1917An interesting volume of two works on the Aeneid and Plato's biography of Socrates. -
1812 2 vols Omniana or Horae OtiosioresLondon : 1812A complete two volume set of this work by Romantic poets, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. -
1925 Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe with his vision of the Angelick WorldLondon : 1925A limited facsimile of the popular novel Robinson Crusoe. -
1916-1920 2 vols A Register of Middle English Religious & Didactic VerseOxford: 1916-1920Two extensive works on Middle English verse. -
1812 Lirici Antichi Serj E Giocosi fino al Secolo XVIVenice: 1812A scarce collection of ancient lyric poetry, part of the Parnaso Italiano collection. -
1889 Q. Horatii Flacci Opera ad Praestantium Librorum Lectiones Accurate RecensuitLipsiae [Leipzig]: 1889A small attractive volume of the poetical works of Horace; an uncommon edition edited by Karl Hermann Weise and bound in full vellum. -
1691 10vols Oeuvres d'Horace Traduites en Francois avec l'Original LatinParis: 1691An early edition of this scarce ten volume collection of Horace's works in French, with the original Latin. -
1888 Les Caquets de l'AccoucheeParis: 1888A new edition of this anonymous satire in the original French language. -
1770 Satires de JuvenalParis: 1770The first edition of Jean Dusaulx's important translation of the satires of Juvenal, a series of Classical Roman satirical poems. -
1922 PrometheusFrankfurt : 1922A limited edition, vellum bound copy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Prometheus. -
1814 2 vols Les Adventures de Telemaque fils D'UlysseParis : 1814A two volume set of Les Adventures de Telemaque fils D'Ulysse, in French. -
1885 Etudes sur les Tragiques Grecs SophocleParis: 1885A detailed discussion of the works of Sophocles. -
1948 Aphrodite Herakles' ErdenfahrtZurich: 1948A limited edition copy of Carl Spitteler's Aphrodite Herakles' Erdenfahrt. -
1808 Pindari CarminaOxford: 1808A very original pocket sized collection of Pindar's works, two volumes bound in one. In the original Ancient Greek and Latin languages. -
1924 2vol DecameronBerlin: 1924An illustrated two volume set of this important collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated into the German language. -
1926 La Legende de SocrateParis: 1926A French limited edition copy of La Legende de Socrate by Mario Meunier. -
1935 Three Hundred & Sixty Five Short Quotations from HoraceShaftesbury: 1935A scarce limited edition of this anthology of quotations from Horace by H Darnley Naylor. -
1818 M. Annaeus Lucanus de Bello Civili, cum Hug. Grotii, FarnabiiLondon: 1818An uncommon copy of Luncan's epic poem describing the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate. Published in Latin.