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THUCYDIDES

• THUCYDIDES Eight Bookes of the
  THUCYDIDES Eight Bookes of the Peloponnesian Warre. Translated by Thomas Hobbes. London: Imprinted for Hen: Seile 1629. Folio rebound in recent 3/4 calf over marbled boards renewed endpapers engraved title page with ornamental border engraved head- and tail-pieces two engraved plates and two (of three) engraved maps. First edition of Hobbe's translation. Lacking fold-out map; some soiling and intermittent foxing; preliminary pages with some dampstaining; chipping and manuscript ex-libris to engraved title page.
• WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT FRAMED
  WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT FRAMED MEDALLION, THUCYDIDESBlack medallion featuring a cameo bust of Thucyd, Athenian historian, with name below portrait set in a patinated brass frame. Wedgwood impressed to back. Issued: 19th c. Dimensions: 1.75"L x 2.5"W Manufacturer: Wedgwood Country of Origin: England Condition: Age related wear.
• A.W. LAWRENCE (ED.): "HISTORY OF
  A.W. LAWRENCE (ED.): "HISTORY OF HERODOTUS""History of Herodotus of Halicarnassus", the translation of G. Rawlinson, revised and annotated by A. W. Lawrence, with nine wood engravings by V. Le Campion, maps by T. Poulton; numbered 549 of 675; London: Nonesuch Press, 1935; Condition: corners bumped; bookplate to front paste-down; binding tight; marks and soiling to cover 11 7/8 inches high Condition:
• Junius, Stat nominis umbra, 2 vols,
  Junius, Stat nominis umbra, 2 vols, London 1797 and Beloe (Rev. William) The History of Herodotus, 4 vols, London 1791
• THE GRECIAN HISTORY BY TEMPLE
  THE GRECIAN HISTORY BY TEMPLE STANYAN 1766The Grecian History. From the End of the Peloponnesian War, to the Death of Philip of Macedon. Containing the Space of Sixty-Eight Years. Volume the Second by Temple Stanyan. Published by J. and R. Tonson, London, 1766.
• MITFORD, WILLIAM. THE HISTORY OF
  MITFORD, WILLIAM. THE HISTORY OF GREECE (London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1818), octavo (8-3/4 in.), full calf with gilt spine and rules, the author covers the earliest accounts of Greece times through Alexander the Great.
• THRACIAN KINGDOM: LYSIMACHUS297-281
  THRACIAN KINGDOM: LYSIMACHUS297-281 BC silver tetradrachm, 17 grams Provenance: Private Collection Condition: attractive with fine die detail
• Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Ad M.
  Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Ad M. Brutum orator, Jacob Lodovici Strebaei, Paris J. Roigny 1543. Small 4to., cont. calf (title repaired and laid down). Folding table.
• MINADOI JOHN THOMAS. "THE HISTORY
  MINADOI JOHN THOMAS. "THE HISTORY OF THE WARS BETWEEN THE TURKS AND THE PERSIANS" London John Walfe 1595. First edition in English 8VO. Full red gilt calf by Sanford AEG. Lacking map.
• PLASTER BUST OF CHRYSIPPUS, GREEK
  PLASTER BUST OF CHRYSIPPUS, GREEK PHILOSOPHER Chrysippus of Soli (279-206 BC), after the Greek original c. 204 BC, Uffizi Gallery, Italy, plaster over mesh frame, hollow interior, 20.5"h x 12.5"w x 8.5"d
• Compositions from the Tragedies
  Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus. Designed by John Flaxman Engraved by Thomas Piroli 1831 London Miss Flaxman April 15 1831. The complete portfolio of 36 original plates. Engravings in large folio size. Published by Miss Flaxman and Miss Maria Denman 74 Upper Norton Street Fitzroy Square. The names of the characters and the quotations from the tragedies are incorporated into each plate. Overall measures apprx. 11-1/8" x 16-5/8".
• THEODORE ALIGNY, VIEWS OF ANCIENT
  THEODORE ALIGNY, VIEWS OF ANCIENT GREECE Views of the Most Celebrated Sites of Ancient Greece Drawn from Nature and Etched by Theodore Aligny. Reissued 1971 by Commercial Bank of Greece, originally published 1845, loose sheets in folder, 27.5"h x 19.25"w
• THE HISTORIES OF POLYBIUS IN
  THE HISTORIES OF POLYBIUS IN GREEK AND LATIN. PUB. JOHANN HERWAGEN. 1549THE HISTORIES OF POLYBIUS IN GREEK AND LATIN. PUB. JOHANN HERWAGEN. 1549, [Antiquity] Polybius. Megalopolitani Historiarum libri priores quinque, Nicolao Perotto Episcopo Sipontino interprete - item, Epitome sequentium librorum usque ad Decimumseptimum Vuolfgango Musculo interprete. Basileae [Basel], per Ioannem Hervagium [Johann Herwagen], Anno M.D.XLIX. [1549] (from colophon). Folio. [7], 282; [blank], 323, [5] pp. Contemporary, or very early, blind stamped pig skin over wooden boards with 2 working brass clasps, spines with 4 raised bands. First part Greek, second part Latin. Rear index. Separate pagination and title-pages. First title with woodcut printer's device. Woodcut capitals
• COIN: ANCIENT GREECE THRACE THASOS.
  COIN: ANCIENT GREECE THRACE THASOS. CIRCA 148-90 BC, AR TETRADRACHM. DIONYSOS RIGHT, HERCULES STANDING LEFT. NEF. 16.85 GRAMS, 29.1M...COIN: Ancient Greece Thrace Thasos. Circa 148-90 BC, AR Tetradrachm. Dionysos right, Hercules standing left. nEF. 16.85 Grams, 29.1mm [Disclaimer: Descriptions of these ancient coins are believed to be accurate. However, bidders are expected to make their own evaluations of these items and bid accordingly, there is no guarantee of genuineness or of correct attribution.]
• [THOMAS HOBBES] 'THE ILIADS AND
  [THOMAS HOBBES] 'THE ILIADS AND ODYSSES OF HOMER' THIRD EDITION 1686[THOMAS HOBBES] 'THE ILIADS AND ODYSSES OF HOMER' THIRD EDITION 1686, Small Octavo, [24], [12], 304, 293, [7] pages. VG. Bound in later half black calf, marbled boards, paneled spine with gilt tooling. Title page dated 1686, Second title page dated 1684, with slightly different imprint, Odyssey title page dated 1686. London: Printed for Will. Crook, 1686. Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy Provenance: An Old Town Alexandria, Virginia collection
• FOUR VOLUMES, HISTORY OF
  FOUR VOLUMES, HISTORY OF HERODOTUSby George Rawlinson, London: John Murray, 1862, four volumes (complete), bound in three quarter red leather over cloth boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, five raised bands, teg Condition: scattered minor scuffs and losses to leather, some surface dirt, light wear to extremities
• THE HISTORY OF GREECE BY "CONNOP
  THE HISTORY OF GREECE BY "CONNOP THIRLWALL" D.D."The History of Greece" by "Connop Thirlwall" D.D. in eight volumes new edition 1855 Condition: Good condition
• MITFORD'S HISTORY OF GREECE, 10
  MITFORD'S HISTORY OF GREECE, 10 VOLS., 1835 Mitford, William, History of Greece, 10 book volumes, London, T Cadell, Strand, 1835. 7" H x 4.5" W.
• EIGHT ANCIENT SYRACUSIAN COINStwo
  EIGHT ANCIENT SYRACUSIAN COINStwo examples of litra from time of Timoleon; silver tetradrachm from 5th century BC; five assorted bronze coins from 3rd and 4th centuries BC Provenance: Private Collection Condition: obvious wear, a few incidents of green corrosion
• HOMER'S ODYSSEY, LIVII, HERODOTUS
  HOMER'S ODYSSEY, LIVII, HERODOTUS AND QUINTILIANI, PUBLISHED CIRCA 1828-1829, 12 VOLUMESHomer's Odyssey, Livii, Herodotus and Quintiliani, Published circa 1828-1829, 12 Volumes,
• NINE PORTRAIT TETRADRACHMSEumenes
  NINE PORTRAIT TETRADRACHMSEumenes I, Kingdom of Pergamon; Dionysos of Thasos; Alexander I; four Seleucid tetradrachms, Antiochos line; two Demetrios I tetradrachms Provenance: Private Collection Condition: typical circulation, a few with test cuts
• COIN: ANCIENT GREECE MESAMBRIA.
  COIN: ANCIENT GREECE MESAMBRIA. CIRCA 225-175 BC, STRUCK IN THE NAME OF ALEXANDER III OF MACEDON (ALEXANDER THE GREAT) AR TETRADRACH...COIN: Ancient Greece Mesambria. Circa 225-175 BC, Struck in the name of Alexander III of Macedon (Alexander the Great) AR Tetradrachm. Head of Hercules, Zeus seated right. EF with tooling and smoothing. 17.76 Grams, 30.9mm [Disclaimer: Descriptions of these ancient coins are believed to be accurate. However, bidders are expected to make their own evaluations of these items and bid accordingly, there is no guarantee of genuineness or of correct attribution.]
• APHORISMI HIPPOCRATIS, 1685
  APHORISMI HIPPOCRATIS, 1685 Aphorismi Hippocratis accurante Theodoro Janssonio ab Almeloveen. Apud Henricum Wetstenium, Amsterdam, 1685, [i-xvi], 1-181, index [33], Insigniores Aliquot Sententiae [28], vignette portrait of Hippocrates on title page, text in Greek and Latin, 4.5"h x 2.5"w
• GROUP OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHICAL
  GROUP OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE Including fine press editions of Stoics and other classical authors, comprising about 14 volumes, notably: Lucretius, trans. by R. Melville, ON THE NATURE OF THINGS (London: Folio, 2003) 2nd printing, quarter leatherette, pictorial boards, slipcase; P. E. Matheson, trans., THE DISCOURSES OF EPICTETUS, illus. by Hans Erni (NY: Limited Editions Club, 1966) #1119/1500, signed by the artist, 4to, cloth, slipcase; Plato, trans. by Benj. Jowett, THE REPUBLIC, illus. by Fritz Kredel (NY: LEC, 1944) #627/1200, signed by the artist and typographer Bruce Rogers, 2 vols., 8vo, quarter leather, boards, slipcase (with restoration).
• JOHN GILLIES, THE HISTORY OF
  JOHN GILLIES, THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE, PUBLISHED BY THOMAS WARDLE, 1835John Gillies, The History of Ancient Greece, Published by Thomas Wardle, 1835,
• SCHLIEMANN, HENRY. MYCENAE; A
  SCHLIEMANN, HENRY. MYCENAE; A NARRATIVE OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERIES... ...at Mycenae and Tiryns (New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1878), 4to (10-1/2 in.), gilt pictorial boards. A first hand look at modern classical archaeology during its infancy.
• Middleton (C) The History of the
  Middleton (C) The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero, 3 vols., 8vo., cont calf, Innys 1750. Bookplates of Hans Sloane, Kayser (C L) M Tullii Ciceronis Opera Rhetorica, 11 vols, 1860 and Jahn (J C) Publius Ovidius Naso, Quae Supersunt Opera Omnia,3 vols. Leipsig 1828 - 1832
• Grote (George), A History of
  Grote (George), A History of Greece, London: John Murray, 1869, 8vo, half gilt tooled leather with marbled boards, marbled page edges, 12 volumes/Provenance: From the Library of Paul Stickler, a Gloucestershire collector of books and maps.
• BOOKS: TRAVEL AND HISTORY BOOKS,
  BOOKS: TRAVEL AND HISTORY BOOKS, INCLUDING: SCHLEIMANN, "MYCENAE; A NARRATIVE OF RESEARCHES AND DISCOVERIES AT MYCENAE AND TIRYNS" LONDON, 1878, FIRST EDITION, MINOR SCRATCHES AND WEAR TO COVER, FOXING AND STAINS ON P...BOOKS: Travel and history books, including: Schleimann, "Mycenae; A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns" London, 1878, first edition, minor scratches and wear to cover, foxing and stains on pages; Grosvenor, "Constantinople" Boston, 1895, in two volumes, very good condition; Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, London, 1818, 1/4 calf and marbled boards, two volumes, foxing and stains to pages; Mitford, William "History of Greece..." London 1838, 1/4 red leather, in thirteen volumes, worn.
• Edmonds (C) The Commentaries of
  Edmonds (C) The Commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, of His Wars in Gallia, folio, cont. calf, Jonathan Edwin 1677 (frontispiece torn and repaired)
• COIN: ANCIENT GREECE SICILY,
  COIN: ANCIENT GREECE SICILY, SYRACUSE. CIRCA 317-310 BC AGATHOKLES (317-289 BC) AR TETRADRACHM. ARETHOUSA LEFT, CHARIOTEER RIGHT BEL...COIN: Ancient Greece Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 317-310 BC Agathokles (317-289 BC) AR Tetradrachm. Arethousa left, Charioteer right below triskeles. gEF. 16.44 Grams, 24.2mm [Disclaimer: Descriptions of these ancient coins are believed to be accurate. However, bidders are expected to make their own evaluations of these items and bid accordingly, there is no guarantee of genuineness or of correct attribution.]
• Euripidis Tragoediae Fragmenta
  Euripidis Tragoediae Fragmenta Epistolae, 4to, 2 vols, Leipzig 1778 and 63 others re Greek classics (language, history, Homer etc) (66)
• Mitford (W) The History of
  Mitford (W) The History of Greece, 8 vols., 8vo., cont. diced calf gilt, Hansard 1814
• Egypt and the east Mediterranean
  Egypt and the east Mediterranean world, 2200-1900 B.C.: Studies in Egyptian foreign relations during the First Intermediate Period. By William A. Ward Beirut: American Univeristy of Beirut, 1971. First edition. 145 numbered pages. Hardbound in blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. DJ in wraps. With abbreviations indexes and 31 plates, this book sets out to re-examine previous evidence supporting the idea of an Asiatic invasion of Egypt at the end of the Old Kingdom, and the establishment of "Syrian" dynasties.
• PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Ed. Langhorne
  PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Ed. Langhorne and Langhorne Dublin: T. Ewing 1771 five volumes in full leather.
• Late 19th / early 20th century with
  Late 19th / early 20th century with carved inscriptions in Greek depicting a Greek warrior carrying off a female figure and trampling a male figure as another female figure looks on on a stepped rectangular plinth 33'' H x 16'' W x 14'' D