The Apocalypse of St John - The Greek Text with Introduction Notes and Indices

London: Macmillan and Co.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1911. Hardcover. Some fading to spine. Previous owner's' name "B D Ashcroft / Jan 1912". A nice copy of this title. ; 1911 reprint of the 1909 third edition (the first edition was in 1906). ccxix, [1], 338, [2 (advertisements) pages + 5 plates + 1 colour folding map. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 218 x 139mm. Plate of "Coins of the Apocalyptic Cities" with printed tissue guard. The map is "Asia Minor in the Time of Domitian". Greek text, with extensive footnotes in English. Much introductory material preceding the text. Contents: Introduction - Prophecy in the Apostolic Church; Apocalypses, Jewish and Christian; Contents and Plan of the Apocalypse of John; Unity of the Apocalypse; Destination; Christianity in the Province of Asia; Antichrist in the Province of Asia; Purpose of the Apocalypse; Date; Circulation and Reception; Vocabulary, Grammar, and Style; Symbolism; Use of the Old Testament and of Other Literature; Doctrine; Authorship; Text; Commentaries; History and Methods of Interpretation; Text and Notes; Index of Greek Words Used in the Apocalypse; Index to the Introduction and Notes. "The publication in the present year of Dr Hort's lecture-notes upon the Apocalypse has rendered necessary a few additions to the introduction and to the notes of this volume." - from the Preface to the Third Edition, dated 1908. .