The Eleven Comedies (Vol. Two)
by Aristophanes
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Horace Liveright, 1928, hardcover, 480 pp, some unopened, Limited Edition, published for subscribers only, Good condition, no dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, wear to spine-ends and corners, small split to head of spine, darkening to textblock edges. Of the eleven surviving comedies attributed to the ancient Greek dramatist, 6 are included in this volume; The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, The Thesmophoriazusae, The Ecclesiazusae and Plutus. Each play includes a short introduction and footnotes pertaining to the more obscure classical references on each page. Illustrated with 8 colored plates and 9 in black-&-white by Jean De Bosschere in a style contemporary to the publication of the book.
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8227
- Title
- The Eleven Comedies (Vol. Two)
- Author
- Aristophanes
- Illustrator
- De Bosschere, Jean
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ancient; Ancient (To 499 A.D.); Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Drama; Greece; History
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