Skip to content

The Alexandrian Library: Glory of the Hellenic World, Its Rise, Antiquities, and
Click for full-size.

The Alexandrian Library: Glory of the Hellenic World, Its Rise, Antiquities, and Destructions Cloth - 1952

by Edward Alexander Parsons

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first

Description

London: The Elsevier Press, 1952. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 9" by 6". None. A smart first edition of this historical work on the Hellenistic period, with original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, second impression, July 1952. First published January 1952. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece, nine plates, one of which is in colour, and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A detailed historical work on the Hellenistic period, with reference to the libraries of Old Greece, the libraries of New Greece, the city of Alexandria, the founding of the Museum and the Library, the classification of the material assembled, and the destruction of the Library. Written by Edward Alexander Parsons, an American lawyer and bibliophile. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
Used - Near Fine
NZ$157.26
NZ$25.06 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 2 to 4 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Rooke Books (Somerset, United Kingdom)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

About Rooke Books Somerset, United Kingdom

Specializing in: Early English Books, Fine Bindings, History, Library Sets, Poetry
Biblio member since 2007
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service. Where are We? Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.

Terms of Sale:

Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.

Browse books from Rooke Books

Details

Categories

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.