Odes of Anacreon: Anacreontics: And Other Selections from the Greek Anthology (Breviary Treasures)

Privately Printed By Nathan Haskell Dole, 1903. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall). Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L068774

Slight wear to extremities (chiefly to spine edge of upper cover); slight rubbing and browning to covers (leather over boards; chiefly to edges); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. [6], 214 pages. All the best of the influential Greek lyric poet (flourishing in the late 6th century BCE), plus a selection from the noted 'Greek Anthology', with the editor's short introduction. 'End of Volume I' (page 214). One of 100 numbered copies (the entire edition; this is number 1) of the 'Delphic Connoisseur Edition' of the Breviary Treasures series, printed on French hand-made paper, bound in 3/4 brown morocco over light green boards, gilt-stamped and decorated spine with one raised band, covers ruled gilt, matching marbled endpapers, t.e.g., remaining edges untrimmed. Nice, tight copy internally.Over 100 b/w Illustrations (including Frontispiece & title page).

Price: $75.00

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