Search Results: Greek Literature from Charles Agvent

Haarlem, Netherlands: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. Small rust marks from staples of Monthly Letter to front gutter. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Harry Bennett. Tall quarto (8-3/8" x 11-5/8") bound in full linen marlbed witha n allover design by Bram de Does of classic borders in freehand style with the title stamped in pure gold leaf; 144 pages. In the original Greek and in Elizabeth Wyckoff's English translation with an introduction by D. S. Carne-Ross. Printed with the original Greek facing the English translation by Joh. Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland. Designed by Jan van Krimpen and illustrated with 8 full-page color plates and 15 part-page monochroms by Harry Bennett. Of a total edition of 2000 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.C." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, this… Read More

Haarlem, Netherlands: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. About Fine in glassine and a Near Fine slipcase with some sunning. Harry Bennett. Tall quarto (8-3/8" x 11-5/8") bound in full linen marbled with an allover design by Bram de Does of classic borders in freehand style with the title stamped in pure gold leaf; 144 pages. In the original Greek and in Elizabeth Wyckoff's English translation with an introduction by D. S. Carne-Ross. Printed with the original Greek facing the English translation by Joh. Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland. Designed by Jan van Krimpen and illustrated with 8 full-page color plates and 15 part-page monochromes by Harry Bennett. One of 2000 copies, this copy not numbered but SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Athens: Limited Editions Club, 1957. Hardcover. Splitting to front hinge but cover tight; tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. A. Tassos. Folio (9-3/8" x 12-3/4") bound in light gray Greek linen divided into panels with a drawing of the Argo in the central panel. Translated by Edward Coleridge with an introduction by Moses Hadas. Printed on paper made in Greece with illustrations by A. Tassos based on ancient Greek models. Copy #201 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Hamden, CT, 27 February 1978 and 4 March 1978. Letters. Near Fine. Two handwritten two-page letters on both sides of an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet SIGNED "Robert" to MacLeish along with a page of notes handwritten in pencil by MacLeish and a small card in pencil and ink written by MacLeish. The notes refer to consciousness with MacLeish mentioning HAMLET and Beethoven: "Works of art not only suggest consciousness in others, they demonstrate it." Fitzgerald's letters are about his famous translation of the THE ODYSSEY and MacLeish's reaction to it as well as identification of Homer with his hero Odysseus, and in context is surely a response to a query by MacLeish regarding one line in the poem. In part: "The thing is that in the poem Homer identifies himself with Odysseus who famously knew the world.... He endows his hero with his own powers. Alkinoös thus observes that these powers belong to a man who knows the world.... The dramatic CONTEXT makes my rendering a true rendering. I hope this leaves it less… Read More

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a Fine chemise and lightly soiled slipcase. Marian Parry. Quarto (7-7/8" x 11") bound in classic parchment with decorations in ochre and blue with a polished black calf spine; 72 double-folded pages. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Marian Parry. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Small adhesive remnant from removed bookplate on front pastedown. About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase. Marian Parry. Quarto (7-7/8" x 11") bound in classic parchment with decorations in ochre and blue with a polished black calf spine; 72 double-folded pages. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Marian Prry. Copy #355 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. Spine of the book sunned but less than normally found. Near Fine in a complete but broken slipcase. Edward Bawden. Thick octavo (5-7/8" x 9-1/2") bound in dark brown buckram over beveled boards with a cameo portrait of Herodotus embossed in ivory linen on the front cover and an ivory linen label stamped in gold on the spine. Illustrated by Edward Bawden with 10 double-page color spreads and numerous pen-and-ink drawings. Copy #160 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

New York: Dim Gray Bar Press, 1996. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Tall slim octavo (5" x 10") hand sewn into papyrus wrappers with paper title label; 8 pages. Copy #78 of 100 numbered copies of this translation SIGNED by Matthews. Accompanied by the similarly bound prospectus (3-5/8" x 5"). This satire explores the theme of food.

Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Hardcover. Small owner name on front endpaper, hinges intact; spine lightly soiled and faded, as usual. Very Good or better in an intact, lightly soiled Very Good yellow slipcase. Tall quarto (8" x 12") bound in full red linen, gold-stamped. Translated with an introduction by Alexander Pope. Copy #594 of 1500 printed by Joh. Enschede and designed by Jan van Krimpen and SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Both this title and THE ODYSSEY were not illustrated due to George Macy's opinion that these works were "beyond the power of any modern illustrator, and that this work most definitely demands the simple dignity of a non-illustrated edition."

Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1930 and 1931. Hardcover. Touch of sunning to the spines. About Fine in Near Fine slipcases with light soiling to the backstrips. Difficult to find in this condition, especially with both volumes with the same number. Tall quarto (8" x 12") bound in full blue linen and full red linen, gold-stamped. The translation of Alexander Pope with an introduction by Carl Van Doren. Printed by Joh. Enschede in Holland with type hand-set in Romanee, its first use, and designed by Jan van Krimpen. Each is #1002 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. These titles were not illustrated due to George Macy's opinion that these works were "beyond the power of any modern illustrator, and that this work most definitely demands the simple dignity of a non-illustrated edition."

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some rubbing and sunning. Michael Ayrton. Tall quarto (10" x 13") bound in a brown natural finish cloth, backed in crimson cowhide leather. Includes Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed by A. Colish. Translated from the Greek by E. D. A. Morshead with an introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated with plates after oil paintings by Michael Ayrton. Copy #1165 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Some wear to the spine tips and along the spine edges. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase. Michael Ayrton. Tall quarto (10" x 13") bound in a brown natural finish cloth, backed in crimson cowhide leather. Includes Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed by A. Colish. Translated from the Greek by E. D. A. Morshead with an introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated with plates after oil paintings by Michael Ayrton. Copy #473 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Lunenburg, VT: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Spine somewhat darkened. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Leonard Baskin. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound in cream buckram with blue cloth belt, stamped in gold. Designed by Roderick Stinehour and printed at the Stinehour Press. Illustrated with 20 portraits drawn by Leonard Baskin and printed at Meriden Gravure. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Lunenburg, VT: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Leonard Baskin. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound in cream buckram with blue cloth belt, stamped in gold. Designed by Roderick Stinehour and printed at the Stinehour Press. Illustrated with 20 portraits drawn by Leonard Baskin and printed at Meriden Gravure. Copy #473 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Lunenburg, VT: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine a little darkened. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Leonard Baskin. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound in cream buckram with blue cloth belt, stamped in gold. Designed by Roderick Stinehour and printed at the Stinehour Press. Illustrated with 20 portraits drawn by Leonard Baskin and printed at Meriden Gravure. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1965. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. John Farleigh. Tall octavo (7-1/4" x 11") bound in two shades of fine linen buckram-- ivory and powder-blue--divided horizontally, with two rows of decorative ornaments stamped in gold along the joint, and with spine labels of the same shades of buckram applied to the contrasting areas. Printed by the Joh. Enschede en Zonen printing house in Holland on paper made in Holland specially for this edition. Translated and with an introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated with 16 monochrome drawings by John Farleigh executed in line and wash over a buff background. Copy #877 of 1500, issued unsigned. "Poison enveloping the mind of the man who would rule as tyrant, makes him trust no one"

Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1965. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. John Farleigh. Tall octavo (7-1/4" x 11") bound in two shades of fine linen buckram-- ivory and powder-blue--divided horizontally, with two rows of decorative ornaments stamped in gold along the joint, and with spine labels of the same shades of buckram applied to the contrasting areas. Printed by the Joh. Enschede en Zonen printing house in Holland on paper made in Holland specially for this edition. Translated and with an introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated with sixteen monochrome drawings by John Farleigh executed in line and wash over a buff background. Copy #894 of 1500, issued unsigned. "Poison enveloping the mind of the man who would rule as tyrant, makes him trust no one"

London: Limited Editions Club, 1967. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase with a repaired top edge. Michael Ayrton. Small quarto (8-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in natural canvas-backed boards covered with a terra-cotta hand-made Italian paper; 240 pages. Translated by Philip Vellacott with an introduction and notes by him. Designed by Will Carter and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with sixteen full-page monochrome wash drawings by Michael Ayrton reproduced in gravure. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.