300pp. 18mo, contemporary mottled calf, leather label; (spine and edges of corners worn, covers rubbed, lacks front flyleaf, scattered light foxing). Philadephia: Benjamin Johnson, 1804. Author was a minister. He was not John Adams, the second President. S&S 5661. More
Translated by Richard Latimore. Illustrated by Elaine Raphael & Don Bolognese. 186pp. Thin 8vo, gilt- stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library. 1980. A fine copy. More
Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, 2009. Illustrated throughout, mostly in color. Wide 4to, black cloth, d.w. Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, (2009). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Catalog for a traveling exhibition. With essays by Michal J. Anderson, Jorge J. Bravo III, Gunnel Ekroth, Guy Hedreen, Ralf von den Hoff, Jennifer Larson, Jenifer Neils, John H. Oakley, Corinne Ondine Pache, H.A. Shapiro. 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
tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, (1964). More
Norwalk: Easton, 1999. Illustrations by A. Tassos. Short 4to, ornately gilt brown leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1999). Fine. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. Many illustrations throughout in color and in black & white. Tall thick 8vos, two-toned cloth, lightly worn d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. 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: Lion & Unicorn Press, 1971. With a new series of illustrations by Quentin Blake. 167pp., 4to, pictorial wrappers (slightly dusty; flyleaf slightly foxed). Lion & Unicorn Press, 1971. Limited First Edition. Copy 88 of an unspecified number. 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
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
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1982. Illustrated by Laszlo Matulay. 403 pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1982. A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. 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 a bit 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
New York: Heritage, 1983. A new version by Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso. 117pp. Slim small folio, cloth backed boards; publisher's slipcase. New York: Heritage Press, (1934). Near fine. 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
illus. 8vo, bds. d.w.. N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1967. vg. 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
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1961. Illustrated, maps. xvi + 496pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper has sever small tears. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, (1961). First edition. A very good copy in a very good (-). 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
Chicago: Argonaut, 1967. Edited by Adolf Bauer. Augmented and Revised by Frank J. Frost. Frontis., 16 plates, 1 folding table xii + 156pp., thin 8vo, cloth; rubbed. Chicago: Argonaut, 1967. A very good copy. More
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