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We specialise in Latin and Greek Classics and Classical Antiquity in general, including antiquarian books.
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Featured books
| DENNISTON J.D.
- The Greek Particles. 2nd edn. Oxford U.P.1975. D/w., sl. soiled. 660 pp. V.gd. E1 |
£40.00 |
| CHARITON
- De Callirhoe Narrationes Amatoriae Ed. B.P. Reardon. Leipzig, K.G. Saur 2004. Hardback. New copy. C4 |
£30.00 |
| PLATNER S.
- A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome Completed and revised by Thomas Ashby. Oxford U.P. 1929. Thick 8vo. Original cloth. Front free endpaper removed. Folding map, sl. foxed. 608pp. Photo pls. A good copy. W2 |
£65.00 |
| SWAIN, HARRISON, ELSNER (ed.)
- Severan Culture. Cambridge U.P.2007. D/w. Corners bumped, o/w., as new. Illus. A4 |
£54.00 |
| ARISTIDES
- Orationum Libri III Interprete Gulielmo Cantero. Una cum indice duplici... 3 vols in 2.Oliva Pauli Stephani 1604. 12mo. Modern calf w. gilt lines on spines & red and green lebels. A.E.G. marbled endpapers w. armorial bookplate. Sig. of John Wordsworth B.N.C. Some slight foxing. 16ff+646pp; 402pp; 729pp+15ff. Schreiber 274. "The second edition of Aristides, but the first with a Latin translation, and is very rare". |
£600.00 |
| ATHENAEUS
- Dipnosophistarum, Libri XV. Libri. I-XV, 3 vols. Edited by G.Kaibel. Leipzig, B.G.Teubner 1887-1890. Early buckram. Titlepage repaired. Gen.v.gd. |
£45.00 |
| JACOBY F.
- Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker 3 vols in 15. Vol.1 in 2 pts 1995. Vol 2 (1930) in buckram w. bkpl. of Corpus Christi College. Vol.3 (1950-58) black cloth, as issued, except for 3B (Auctoren) which is in orig. card wraps. All volumes good to very good condition. |
£550.00 |
| VERGIL
- Opera The Works with a commentary by John Conington. 3 vols. 4th edn.rev. H. Nettleship. London, Whittaker & Co. 1881. Full calf w. gilt spines. Marbled edges and endpapers. A little foxing on titlepage. Prize binding w. crests. A most attractive set. |
£120.00 |
| HUDSON J. (ed).
- Geographiae Veteris Scriptores Graeci Minores Cum Interpretatione Latina, Dissertationibus ac Annotationibus. 5 vols. Oxoniae, e Theatro Sheldoniano 1698-1712. Calf w. gilt spines. Some hinges weak, on vol.5 almost detached. Spines rubbed. Vol.5 lacks title label. Occ. browning, mainly to edges. 4 frontispieces + vignettes on titlepages. A few text diagrams. Quite extensive early annotations to text and on endpapers in some vols. (by Francis Bulkeley 1700? As signature in vol.4., where marks are heaviest). Includes some works in Arabic. Hoffman 3, 353, who only lists 4 vols. Vol.5 consists of a second edition of Dionysius Orbis Descriptio 1710. Still an attractive set of this scarce and interesting collection. |
£375.00 |
| ARNOLD D.
- Temples of the Last Pharaohs Oxford U.P. 1999. Large 8vo. D/w. Numerous illus., many coloured. As new. nn1 |
£35.00 |
| DOUMAS C.
- The Wall Paintings of Thera Trans. A. Doumas. Athens, Thera Foundation 1992. 4to. D/w. in slipcase. Numerous coloured plates, some folding. Large bkpl., o./w. as new. nn4 |
£70.00 |
| WALBANK F., ASTIN A. etc. (eds.)
- The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. VII. Part 2. The Rise of Rome to 220 B.C. 2nd edn. Cambridge U.P.1989. D/w. 811 pp. V.gd. ff1a |
£70.00 |
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