New York: Knopf, 1945. Rendered from the Greek by Olga Marx and Ernst Morwitz. Designed by Bruce Rogers. 33 page introductory essay by Ernst Morwitz. Thin 8vo, gilt-stamped decorative cloth; spine slightly darkened. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First edition. Internally fine, a near fine copy. Text in Greek with English translation on facing page. One of 950 copies. More
Birmingham: Classics of Ophthalmology, 1985. Color frontispiece. 405pp. 8vo, full brown leather. a.e.g. (Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Ophthalmology, 1985). Fine. Facsimile of the 1871 edition. More
Illus. Small 12mo. London, (1927). More
Birmingham: Classics of Ophthalmology, 1991. 95 text illustrations. 208pp. 8vo, full decoratively gilt green leather, a.e.g. (New York: Privately Printed for the Classics of Ophthalmology, 1991). A fine copy. German born ophthalmologist who founded the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Facsimile of the N.Y., 1880 edition. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1999. Illustrations by A. Tassos. Short 4to, ornately gilt brown leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1999). Fine. More
Middkesex: Penguin, 1950. Translated by Robert Graves. 298pp. small 8vo, marbled boards, white spine, board slipcase. Middlesex: Penguin, (1950). Fine. One of 2000 copies signed and numbered by Robert Graves. More
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1985. 2 volumes. Tall thick 8vo, full blue morocco, ornately gilt covers and spines, all edges gilt. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1985. Some light scratching and faint spotting on gilt edges, still a near fine pair. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. Many illustrations throughout in color and in black & white. Tall thick 8vos, two-toned cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. Near fine in very good(-) dust wrappers. Volume 1: Pagan Rome to Byzantium. Volume 2: Revelations of the Medieval World. Volume 3: Passions of the Renaissance. Volume 4: Fires of Revolution to the Great War. Volume 5: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times. More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Introduction by Dudley Fitts, Illustrations by Marian Parry. xii + 52pp. on double fold paper, tall 8vo, leather-backed patterned boards in decorative board portfolio, slipcase; bump to foredge of portfolio. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. A fine copy. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
London: Odyssey, 1967. 8 full page black & white erotic illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley. Slim 4to, light blue paper covered boards, printed paper label on front cover. New York: Odyssey Publications, 1967. Limited edition. A fine copy in a faded and bumped lavender clamshell case. Number 5 of 515 numbered copies. This edition reproduces in facsimile the 1896 edition (100 copies) and is printed on handmade paper. More
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1982. 2 volumes. 8vo, full brown morocco, ornately gilt covers and spines, all edges gilt. Franklin: Franklin Center, 1982. Limited Edition. Fine. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. The Birds illustrated by Marian Parry; The Frogs illustrated by John Austen. 52; 62pp. Thin 4to, gilt-stamped leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy. More
Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Translated from the Greek by William James Hickie with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes and wood-engravings by John Austen. 64pp. Tall slim 4to, pale pictorial cloth, brown board slipcase (broken). New York & Haarlem: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. A very good(+) copy in a poor box. One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator, and printed in Haarlem by the office of Joh. Enschede en Zonen. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1983. A new version by Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso. 117pp. Slim square 4to, gilt-stamped red leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1983). Spine ans part of cover are faded else near fine. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1983. A new version by Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso. 117pp. Slim square 4to, gilt-stamped red leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1983). A fine copy. More
Oxford: Ex Tjheatrou en Oxonia, 1759. [8], 199, [1], cxcix, [21] page indexes. Tall 8vo, handsomely bound in full contemporary red straight-grained morocco with gilt-stamped covers, spine with inner and outer dentelles, all edges gilt; leather is lightly edgeworn and spine evenly faded; bookplate and faint remnant of bookplate on front endpaper. [Oxford & London]: J. Fletcher & J. Rivington, Ex Theatrou en Oxonia, 1759. A very good(+) clean copy in an attractive period binding. Title and imprint are Romanized..... More
Firenze: Felice Le Monnier, 1968. Main text in Greek, supplementary text in Italian. Introduction, critical text and commentary by Umberto Albini. 97pp; unopened. Thin 8vo, stiff wrappers (slightly edge worn). Firenze: Felice Le Monnier, 1968. A very good(+) copy. Biblioteca Nazionale: Serie Dei Classici Greci e Latini. More
Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 1758. Small engraved portrait on title page. One engraved plate. 374pp. + "Approbation". 12mo, full mottled leather; bookplate inside front cover, early ownership notes on title page, covers lightly worn with some minor loss at spine ends, front hinge mended. Paris: Chez desaint & Saillant, 1758, A very good copy. More
London: Ernest Benn, 1967. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. chipped, corners of cloth lightly bumped. London: Ernest Benn, (1967). Previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf. More
Paris: Flammarion, 1990. Translated by Bambi Ballard. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 271pp. Tall 4to, red cloth, d.w. (Paris: Flammarion, 1990). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961. Profusely illustrated. 343pp. Short 4to, dark blue cloth, edgworn d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961. Second edition. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
New York: Praeger, 1960. Illus. 212pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled on spine portion, otherwise very good. New York: Praeger, (1960). More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1990. 395 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia UP, (1990). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Ben, got the book, it's fabulous!! Thanks, it was a pleasure doing business with you.
Hello. Many thanks for the 2 volumes which arrived this morning. They are outstanding examples of this scarce chess periodical and I am very pleased with them.