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Antiquity Explained and Represented in Sculptures, Vol IV, by the Learned Father Montfaucon, Translated by David Humphreys, Printed by J. Tonson & J. Watts, 1721
First published in Paris in 1719, this is David Humphrey's 1721 translation of this work by Father Bernard de Montfaucon. This folio size volume is...
View full detailsThe Concept of Freedom; An Interpretation of the Fall in terms of Self-Consciousness. A Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Philip Austin Louis Meldrum of St. John's College, Durham University, 1960
An original typescript thesis for a Doctor of Divinity Degree at Durham University. Almost certainly a unique document of considerable depth in ter...
View full detailsMediterranean Picture Lands, Emelene Abbey Dunn, with Illustrations from Water-Color Sketches by the Author, 1929
A beautiful copy of this work by American artist, Emelene Abbey Dunn (1859-1929), who founded the New York Normal Art School, after studying art in...
View full detailsGreece, The Hidden Centuries; Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek Independence, David Brewer, 2010
A smart copy of David Brewer's study of seven centuries of Greek life under the rule of the Ottoman Turks, before Greece became a self-governing na...
View full detailsCampaign of the Falieri and Piraeus In the Year 1827, C.W.J. Eliot, 1992, Author's gift copy to William St Clair
A smart gift copy from the author to William St Clair as denoted in St Clair's own hand on the first pastedown and with accompanying Publisher's pa...
View full detailsLes Aventures de Telemaque, Fils D'Ulysse, par Fenelon, Librairie de A. Pougin, Paris, 1837. 2 Volumes bound as one, complete.
A very smart copy of this important French novel by Francois Fenelon, which has been professionally rebound in russet cloth, and presents the book ...
View full detailsLord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries; With Recollections of The Author's Life, and of His Visit to Italy, Leigh Hunt, 1828, 2 Volume set
A very smart 2 volume set of professionally rebacked full leather volumes containing fine condition text. Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries...
View full detailsSpecimens of the Classic Poets in a Chronological Series from Homer to Tryphiodorus, Charles Abraham Elton, 2 Vols, 1814
Specimens of the Classic Poets in a Chronological Series from Homer to Tryphiodorus, Translated into English Verse, And Illustrated with Biographic...
View full detailsFrench Odysseys; Greece in French Travel Literature from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era, Olga Augustinos, John Hopkins, 1994
"In French Odysseys Olga Augustinos offers the first comprehensive treatment of French travel literature about Greece - from the mid-sixteenth-cent...
View full detailsCambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War, Stathis N. Kalyvas, 2013
A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...
View full detailsThe Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric, Erik Gunderson, 2009. William St Clair's copy.
"Rhetoric thoroughly infused the world and literature of Greco-Roman antiquity. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of rhetorical theo...
View full detailsThe Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy, P.E. Easterling, 2001. William St Clair's copy.
"The Companion...is an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and pe...
View full detailsLes Comedies de Terence, Traduites en Francois par Madame Dacier, George Gallet, Amsterdam, 1700
A volume with two of the plays of Terence (Publius Terentius Afer - c. 190-159 BC). He was a Roman playwright and the author of six plays based on ...
View full detailsRoman Society; From Nero to Marcus Aurelius, Samuel Dill, 1905
Roman Society; From Nero to Marcus Aurelius. By Samuel Dill, M.A. Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London and The Macmillan Company, New Yo...
View full detailsMarius the Epicurian; His Sensations and Ideas, Walter Pater, 1909
Historical and philosophical novel by Walter Pater, first published in 1885, and set in 161–177 AD, in the Rome of the Antonines. Marius the Epicur...
View full detailsHistory of Herodotus, In Four Volumes, George Rawlinson, 1880, John Murray
History of Herodotus. A new English version, edited with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodutus, from th...
View full detailsA Collection of early 20th century Vintage Travel Guides to Greece, 1903-1949
An interesting snapshot into early 20th Century tourism to Greece with this collection of 9 pamphlets and books, dating from 1903-1949. Condition v...
View full detailsThe Struggle for Greek Independence, Richard Clogg, Macmillan, 1973, Review Copy
"A collection of essays by British, Greek and American scholars on various aspects of Greek history during the pre-independence and independence pe...
View full detailsSamuel G. Howe; An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution, Revised by George Georgiades Arnakis, 1966
From the 'Americans in the Greek Revolution' series. The account of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an American surgeon who went to Greece when just 24 ye...
View full detailsVoyage en Grece; Journal de bord, Henry Harrel-Courtes, 1957, author inscribed copy
Author's presentation copy, inscribed to half title. A very uncommon book, with Worldcat only identifying 3 institutional holdings. Voyage en Grece...
View full detailsAthens, James H.S. McGregor, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014
Athens, by James H.S. McGregor. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. No...
View full detailsDemocratic Readings from the World's Great Teachers, W.M. Thompson, 1896
Democratic Readings from the World's Great Teachers. Reprinted from "Reynolds's Newspaper." Compiled and Edited by W.M. Thompson, L.C.C. Numerous P...
View full detailsHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon, William Smith, 1885
The Student's Gibbon; History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. Abridged, Incorporating the Researches of Recent Comme...
View full detailsChaucer's Romaunt of the Rose; Troilus and Creseide and The Minor Poems, with Life of the Poet by Sir Harris Nicolas, 1846
Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose; Troilus and Creseide and The Minor Poems, with Life of the Poet, by Sir Harris Nicolas. In three volumes, complete. ...
View full detailsA Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, Henry Boyd, 1785
A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, with Historical Notes, and the Life of Dante. To Which is Added, A Specimen of a...
View full detailsδεισιδαιμονία (Superstition); A contribution to the knowledge of the religious terminology in Greek. Doctoral Thesis. Peter John Koets, 1929
δεισιδαιμονία (Deisidaimonia - Superstition); A contribution to the knowledge of the religious terminology in Greek. Doctoral Thesis. By Peter John...
View full detailsTrophies of Victory; Public Building in Periklean Athens, T. Leslie Shear, Jr., 2016
Trophies of Victory; Public Building in Periklean Athens, by T. Leslie Shear, Jr. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 -...
View full detailsBritish Library; Voyage Religieux en Orient: Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, Jean Hippolyte Michon, facsimile of 1853 publication
British Library; Voyage Religieux en Orient: Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, by Jean Hippolyte Michon (the Abbe de S...
View full detailsBritish Library; Eastern Pilgrims: The Travels of the Three Ladies, Agnes Smith, facsimile of 1870 publication
British Library; Eastern Pilgrims: The Travels of the Three Ladies, by Agnes Smith. A facsimile of 1870 publication produced by The British Library...
View full detailsHistorical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Getty Conservation Institute, 1996
Reading in Conservation: Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Edited by Nicholas Stanley Price, M. Kirby T...
View full detailsNetworks of Stone; Sculpture and Society in Archaic and Classical Athens, Helle Hochscheid, 2015
Networks of Stone; Sculpture and Society in Archaic and Classical Athens, by Helle Hochscheid. Part of the series 'Cultural Interactions: Studies i...
View full detailsArchaeological Reports 2016-2020, Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies & the British School at Athens
A collection of 4 issues of the journal 'Archaeological Reports', published by The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies & the British ...
View full detailsElgin Marbles Arguments; International Journal of Cultural Property - 4 Issues, with signed papers - William St Clair
A small collection of material from the International Journal of Cultural Property, relating to the arguments surrounding the Elgin Marbles. Compri...
View full detailsEpistolae Obscurorum Virorum, Defensio Ioannis Pepericorni, Ortuini Gratii, Lipsiae, 1869
Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum. Dialogus ex obscurorum vivorum salibus cribratus adversariorum scripta. Defensio Ioannis Pepericorni contra famosas e...
View full detailsDie Verlorene Handschrift, Gustav Freytag, 1920, 2 Volume Set
Die Verlorene Handschrift. Roman in Funf Buchern von Gustav Freytag. 2 volume set complete. (The Lost Manuscript. Novel in five books by Gustav Fre...
View full detailsDictionnaire de la Fable, Victor Verger, Limoges, 1844
Dictionnaire de la Fable ou Mythologie Greque, Latine, Egyptienne, Celtique, Persane, Syrienne, Indienne, Chinoise, Japonaise, Arabe, Mahometane, S...
View full detailsIndex Poeticus, Exhibens Compendio Nomina Propria, Genealogiam, Mythologiam, Astrologiam, Geographiam, Poeticam, et Alia, by P. Anselmus Desing, 1758
Index Poeticus, Exhibens Compendio Nomina Propria, Genealogiam, Mythologiam, Astrologiam, Geographiam, Poeticam, et Alia ad Eruditionem, Copiam &am...
View full detailsPolyhistor Literarius Philosophicus et Practicus, Danielis Georg Morhof, 1714
Polyhistor Literarius Philosophicus et Practicus. Maximam Partem Opus Posthumum. Accurate Revisum, Emendatum, ex Autoris Annotationibus... Morhofii...
View full detailsThe Ancient History of The Egyptians, Cathaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, Charles Rollin, 1819, 8 Volumes complete
The Ancient History of The Egyptians, Cathaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, by M. Rollin (Charles Rol...
View full detailsClassic Myth & Legend; A.R. Hope Moncrieff, Gresham Publishing, 1912
Myths and Legends series: SOLD Classic Myth & Legend, by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintin...
View full detailsGreeks and Persians, Elizabeth H.C. Pagan, Charles H. Mackie, numbered limited edition
Greeks and Persians; Being the Record of their Fights and follies done into Doggerel to Goad Reluctant Memory by Elizabeth H.C. Pagan, Aided by Div...
View full detailsThe Whole Genuine Works of Virgil, William Henry Melmoth, Subscriber's Copy, c. 1788
The Whole Genuine Works of Virgil, The Famous Roman Poet: Including New and Complete Editions of The Aeneid, Georgics, and Pastorals, Bucolics, or ...
View full detailsWorshiping Women; Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens, Nikolaos and Alan Shapiro, 2008
Worshiping Women; Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens. Edited by Nikolaos and Alan Shapiro. This catalogue issued in conjunction with the exhib...
View full detailsA Short Guide to the Sculptures of the Parthenon in the British Museum (Elgin Collection), 1958
A Short Guide to the Sculptures of the Parthenon in the British Museum (Elgin Collection). Preface by Bernard Ashmole. SOLD Provenance; from the li...
View full detailsThe Parthenon from Antiquity to the Present, Jennifer Neils, Cambridge University Press, 2005
The Parthenon from Antiquity to the Present. Edited by Jennifer Neils. Contains 11 Essays by different authors on various aspects of this world-ren...
View full detailsGriechische Plastik in Archaischer und Klassischer Zeit, Friedrich Gerke, 1938
Griechische Plastik in Archaischer und Klassischer Zeit (Greek sculpture in the Archaic and Classical periods), by Friedrich Gerke. SOLD Provenance...
View full detailsPictorial Records of 1821, J. Meletopoulos, Athens 1971 - Greek War of Independence, Limited edition
Pictorial Records of 1821. Introduction by J. Meletopoulos. Layout by A. Tassos. English Translation by T. Cullen. A large format pictorial record ...
View full detailsGreece and the Aegean Islands, Philip Sanford Marden, 1907
Greece and the Aegean Islands, by Philip Sanford Marden. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian...
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