A History of Greek Literature
New York: Columbia University Press, 1950. Hardcover. 8vo. vi, 327 p.p. Cloth. No jacket. General wear to boards. Interior clean. Book tightly bounded. A near fine copy. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1950. Hardcover. 8vo. vi, 327 p.p. Cloth. No jacket. General wear to boards. Interior clean. Book tightly bounded. A near fine copy. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1957. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full black cloth. 224 pp. Light bumping to corners. Rubbing to spine ends with some fading to Greek key decorations. Bookplate to front pastedown. Dust jacket is edge worn, sunned..... More
Crete: Kouvidis-manouras, 2003. First Edition. Soft cover. 8vo (small). Paperback, 285pp. Illustrated. About fine. "The abduction of General Kreipe, commander of the land forces of 'Fortress Crete' - Festrung Kreta - by two British officers and a small team of Cretans in late April 1944, and his dramatic transport to..... More
New York: University Books, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. red cloth. lvi, 600 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Sunning to spine and top edge of front board. White scuff to rear board. Light chafing to extremities. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1979. Hardcover. 8vo. Second printing. Black cloth boards with red stamped lettering to spine. ix, 382 p.p. Spine heel lightly bumped. Some ink underlining and annotations. Dust jacket darkened at spine, light bumping to edges, small chip to head of front joint and short tear..... More
Athens: Privately Printed for the Athenian Society, 1897. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Limited Edition, #?/250 on regular paper. The Athenian Society's Publications V. Quarter vellum paper, green paper boards. lii, 185 pp. Deckled edges, unopened. Spine darkened, cracked, rubbed in a few spots with a few small damp stains. Light..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2004. Soft cover. 8vo (imperial). xi, 269 (6) p.p. Paperback. Rubbing to spine ends, otherwise clean. A fine copy of book. The Body Impolitic is a study of tradition, looked at as a product of a person's heritage, but also as a millstone of..... More
Chalkidiki, Greece: Holy Monastery, "Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian" 2016. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. green cloth. Green ribbon marker. xxxix, 719 pp. B&W photos. Fine in fine jacket. This book is a collection of reflections and teachings on the life of Elder Paisios, born Arsenios Eznepidis (1924-1994) who was canonized on January..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 1997. Soft cover. 8vo. Soft cover. 216 pp. 241 illustration, 54 in colour. Fine. The magnificent works of art in ancient Crete, Mycenae and teh Cycladic islands are awe-inspiring in their richness, variety, and vitality. More
Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Classics, 2002. Soft cover. 8vo. Soft cover. XXIII, 488 pp., very minor rubbing to spine with chip at bottom , else fine. More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xi, 25 p.p., [64 full-page photographs with facing descriptions]. Red cloth boards with blind publisher's device to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Top edge red. Dust jacket has some light soiling, a few small damp stains, closed..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Red cloth boards with blind publisher's device to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Top edge red. xi, 25 p.p., [64 ff. full-page photographs with facing descriptions]. Sunning to edges, bruising and wear to lower corners. Ink ownership..... More
Amsterdam: Adolf M. Hakkert, 1963. Hardcover. 8vo. [Minor Greek Scientists and Physicians]. Two volumes bound as one. Reprint of 1841 and 1842 editions. vi, 440 p.p., viii, 464 p.p. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Light rubbing to extremities and joints. Title page and author's note are loose but remain intact..... More
Manchester: Manchester at the University Press, 1909. Hardcover. 8vo. Historical Series No. VIII. Full navy cloth. viii, [4], 175 pp., [18 pp. ads]. Bruising to corners and spine ends, a few spots of rubbing and staining, removed library label to spine foot. Some offsetting and foxing to endpapers. Bookplate of..... More
[Athens]: Mediterraneo Editions, 2002. Soft cover. 4.75" x 8.75" Soft cover. 71 pp. Fully illustrated in colour. Fine. Near Rethymnon in the heart of Crete, a plateau in the shadow of sacred Mt. Ida covered in beautiful pine trees was chosen during the early Christian years as the side for..... More
Thessaloniki: 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. SIGNED by M. Hodge to title page. Orig. tan card covers. 203 pp. Front cover curled, some light staining, some creasing and bumping to spine. More
Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2000. Soft cover. 8vo. Second printing. Soft cover. 365-721 pp. Fine. Mount Athos, a peninsula in Northern Greece, is the world's only monastic republic. For more than a thousand years it has been inhabited and ruled only by monks, setting the tone of..... More
Athens: Agra, 1991. Soft cover. 8vo. Limited edition. Green card wraps. Very good condition. A few white scuffs to front cover, otherwise clean externally and internally. Colour frontis illustration. 52 pages. Text in Greek, Signed at rear by the executor of the author's estate. A scarce title from Greek poet..... More
Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1956. 1st English Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original tan cloth. 472 p.p. First UK edition. First issue jacket. English translation by Jonathan Griffin. Bumping to spine ends. Cracks to hinges. Dust jacket is unclipped, worn and chipped at edges. Large chip to spine head with some minor loss..... More
Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1956. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (crown). First UK/English edition. Tan cloth boards with red titling. 472 pp. Spine slightly tilted, damp stain to spine. Front hinge cracked. Ink ownership inscription to ffep. Dust jacket is price clipped, chipped and worn, age toned, chipped at spine head..... More
New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2009. Soft cover. 7" x 10" Large Print Edition. xiv, 590. Interior clean, crisp. In fine condition. More
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Hardcover. 18mo. N.d., [ca. 19--?]. Orig. blue paper boards. 253 pp. B&W frontis. Rubbed to extremities. Foxing to edges of text block. Presentation label to ffep. Dust jacket is age toned, a few short tears to edges, chipping to spine ends, rubbing to spine, pencil..... More
London & Paris: Raphael Tuck & Sons. Davie, Howard. Hardcover. 8vo. N.d., [ca. 1924]. Abridged edition. Orig. blue cloth. 144 pp. [12] colour plates, B&W illustrations in text. Cloth is foxed and spotted, rubbed at edges. Cracking to inner hinge at p. 17. Some minor soiling to interior. More
New York: William Morris, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (super). Quarter tan paper, red paper boards. xvi, 496 p.p. Bruising to spine head. Some minor edge wear to jacket. Else a fine copy. More