The Parnassus Library of Greek and Latin Texts

Homer; W. Leaf; Virgil; Thomas E. Page; Catullus; Arthur Palmer; Sophocles; Robert Yelverton Tyrrell

Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited 1895-1897, London, 1895

Four scarce editions of these volumes from Homer, Virgil, Catullus, and Sophocles, in the original Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek language. Four volumes. From the Parnassus Library of Greek and Latin Texts by Macmillan. With covers designed by Henry Holiday, an English Victorian painter and stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. This set includes: Homeri Ilias, 1895. Edited by Walter Leaf, an English banker, classical scholar and psychical researcher. P. Vergili Maronis Bucolica Georgica Aeneis, 1895. Edited by Thomas Ethelbert Page, a British classicist and schoolmaster. Catvlli Veronensis Liber, 1896. Edited by Arthur Palmer, a British scholar and politician. Sophoclis Tragoediae, 1897. Edited by Robert Yelverton Tyrrell, an Irish classical scholar and Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College. In the original decorative hardcover boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards and discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Light worming. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of volume one. Bookseller's label to the front endpaper of volume two. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 867T17

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Parnassus Library of Greek and Latin ...
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1895-1897, London
Publication Date: 1895
Binding: Hardback
Illustrator: None
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: book