Aeschylus
by Translated By The Rev R Potter MA
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed By A J Valpy. Good/No DJ. 1833. Hard Cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall No dust jacket. Family classical library no XLV. Slight wear to edges, bmped. Previous owner's small book plate on f paste down. Foxing spots mainly to end papers. [The Editor has gladly availed himself of the kind permission of Mr. HARFORD to reprint, and adapt for the English reader, by the omission of various Greek extracts and references, a portion of the learned Essay prefixed to his admirable translation of the Agamemnon, * which has been recently published by Mr. Murray in one volume octavo, with beautiful classical embellishments. For an interesting disquisition on the state of the Grecian drama and the fine arts in the age of Pericles, we must refer the scholar to the work itself, which will amply repay his perusal.] " The Agamemnon of AEschylus, translated from the Greek, illustrated by a Dissertation on Grecian Tragedy, &c., by JOHN S. HARFORD, Esq., D.C.L. F.R.S. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136532
- Title
- Aeschylus
- Author
- Translated By The Rev R Potter MA
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/No DJ
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed By A J Valpy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Keywords
- Rare, Books, Antiquarian, Classics
Terms of Sale
CHARLES BOSSOM
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Plate
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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