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Essays Classical
by F. W. H. Myers
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1904. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. A smartly bound collection of essays from British classicist, Frederic W. H. Myers. One of two volumes of essays from Myers, entitled Essays, Classical and Modern. A collection of essays on the classical writings, with chapters on: the Greek Oracles, Virgil, and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Written by Frederic William Henry Myers, a British poet, classicist, philologist, and the founder of the Society for Psychical Research. Myers was a Fellow of Trinity College from 1865 to 1874 and lectured in classics from 1865 to 1869. Bound by Relfe Brothers, London. Bound in full red crushed morocco. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Relfe Brothers, London. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880T29
- Title
- Essays Classical
- Author
- F. W. H. Myers
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- Essays Classical Myers Virgil Classical Marcus Aurelius
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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