Classical History And Literature from Quercus Rare Books

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1918. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition [stated "Published December, 1918"]. Brick red cloth binding with a titled cover decorated with a Greek ship in black. Titling on the spine in gilt. Clean text; 254 pages. With marvelous illustrations by Willy Pogany throughout. Lacking a dustjacket.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1960. Perhaps the best way to appreciate Gibbon is through Low's famous one-volume abridgement, which is massive enough. This is a Near Fine copy of the Book Club edition, which is bound in the same way as the First. Red cloth binding blindstamped "EG" on the front cover, with gilt titling on the spine.… Read more about this item

London: C. Bathurst (and 35 Others), 1779. Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) was known for his dramatic works, also named Poet Laureate. This is Volume 28 of Samuel Johnson's "Works of the English Poets," comprising the last six books of Rowe's translation of "De Bello Civilli" - an epic poem begun in 61 C.E. that recounts the Roman Civil War. Full leather… Read more about this item

London: J. and R. Tonson, 1763. Tonson published the first edition of Dryden's translation in 1697; this is a Very Good (minus) copy of a Later Printing - the Second Volume, containing the "Aeneid." Full leather binding with five raised bands, gilt decorations and titling on the spine. Clean text; marbled endpapers, 370 pages (with a Dedication using 105 of… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890. Oxford historian J.A. Froude (1818-1894) was recognized as one of the finer prose stylists of his day and was a popular lecturer. His political sympathies were identified with empire. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Marble paper-covered boards with green leather tips and spine. Five raised bands, with gilt titling… Read more about this item

Paris: Chez J-B-Christophe Ballard, 1709. The Roman lyric poet Horace (65-8 BCE) was extremely popular during the Enlightenment and an influence on Milton and Pope among others. Many editions of his works were published; here is an early printing of one of the most famous, by the editor/translator Andre Dacier (1651-1722),"Keeper of the Cabinet Books of the King. Third Edition,… Read more about this item

New York: Privately Printed, 1928. First published in 1894 (Penzer, 156); this is a Near Fine copy of a new edition LIMITED to 750 copies, "privately printed for Subscribers only." Brown paper-covered boards with a white spine; black spine label with gilt titling. Clean text; xxiii, 313 pages (many unopened). Text in both Latin and English; with eight full-page illustrations.… Read more about this item

Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1996. Gaius Petronius, known as Arbiter for the Emperor Nero, penned one of the greatest of satires. Here is a new, "gritty" translation for the modern reader. First published in England by Dent; this is a Fine copy of the First American Edition. Burgundy cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine.… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press, 1961. One of the canonical works of Augustan literature, in a typically attractive presentation by Heritage Press. This is a Fine copy of the First Editiion Thus, illustrated by Hans Erni. Translation by "Eminent Hands" (Addison, Dryden, Congreve, et.al.).Tan cloth binding, with titling and decorations in red and gilt. Clean text; lii, 520 pages. No… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press, 1963. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, a typically attractive production from the Heritage press. Blue cloth binding with titling on the spine in red, black, and gilt. The translation is the one by Benjamin Jowett; Preface by Huntington Cairns; and with the wonderful illustrations of Hans Erni. Clean text; xii,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1881. These are Very Good copies of the First American Edition. Not common. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean texts; 347 pages, with Appendices; and 346 pages, with Appendix, Index, and six pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Contemporary (1889) previous-owner signature of the front endpaper. The rear… Read more about this item

Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927. This famous work of classical history was written by the Secretary to the General Belisarius, and gave us an insider's view of Justinian and Theodora. The translator, Richard Atwater (1892-1948). won a Newberry Award in 1939 for a children's book he wrote with his wife. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of… Read more about this item

New York: James B. Millar & Co., 1884. Gibbon's masterwork of classical history has remained unequaled in scope for almost 250 years. Here is a lovely small set of five volumes as edited by the great 19th-century scholar Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868) and first published in 1845 . (Reprinted many times by various publishers in both England and America.) Five… Read more about this item

New York: Privately Printed, 1930. Wilde's fascination with "The Satyricon" is well-known, and since the earliest edition of this translation (in 1902), his authorship has been accepted. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, anonymously printed in an edition LIMITED to 1200 copies (although this copy has not been numbered). Black cloth… Read more about this item

Boston: Otis, Broaders, and Company, 1847. Whiston's translation of the Jewish historian remained the standard for two centuries. "To Which are Added Three Disertations, Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's Command to Abraham. etc." This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition Thus (which seems to have been printed by several publishers in… Read more about this item

New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc., 1890. This is an extremely attractive set (six volumes) of Gibbon's masterful history, in Near Fine condition. Olive green cloth binding, with spine lettering in gilt over black. Top edges are gilt, others deckle. Includes Notes by Milman, Guizot, and Wenck. Edited by Dr. William Smith. Identified on the spine as the "National… Read more about this item

New York: Willey Book Company, 1944. The satirical works of Gaius Petronius Arbiter have delighted for two millenia; here is a rather nice volume with 100 great illustrations by Norman Linsay; the translation is by Jack Lindsay, after Buecheler. Very Good Plus condition, lacking a dus jacket. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering. Clean text; 136 pages. The illustrations appear… Read more about this item

Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. G.H. Palmer (1842-1933) was Alford Professor of Philosophy at Harvard, and his Homeric translation was quite popular. It has been reprinted several times; the illustrated edition from 1929 featured illustrations by Wyeth. Now it is uncommon (LoC holds it electronically). This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the twelfth impression… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1870. English classical scholar Theodore Buckley (1825-1856) edited this edition of Alexander Pope's famous verse translation; later he would do his own translation in prose. There is no indication of either edition or publication date, but the book is consistent with first editions by Crowell and has the look of the last half… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. One of the best translations of this Roman satire, assumed to bethe work of Petronius Arbiter, Consul to the Emperor Nero. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bright orange cloth binding, decorated in a darker orange, with lettering in black. Clean text; 218 pages, with Notes. Old inked price… Read more about this item