The History of Greece
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Later printing. Hardcover. 5 vol. 8vo. [8], 9-516, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [4], v, [3], 675, [3]; [6], 598, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [6], 9-530, [2], [8] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [6], 7-542, [2], [8] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on each spine; top edges gilt. Translated by Adolphus William Ward. Revised after the last German edition by W.A. Packard. Curtius' history begins in pre-historic Greece, before the Dorian migration. The history explores the Greeks in the Peloponnese, Attica, and the different Greek islands. His history also explores the Persian Wars, peace time, Athens' rise to power, the Peloponnesian War, the Decelean War, Athens' disastrous expedition to Sicily, Spartan supremecy, and later Greek history up to the rise of Macedonia. Very Good. Item #00009613
A Very Good set with a bookplate on each front pastedown and some pencil annotation to the margins; cloth on the spines shows minor wear.
Price: $85.00