J C Rolfe (217 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An essential primary source on Roman history and a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. A masterpiece of observation, anecdote and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn--and all too human--individuals. James B. Rives has sensitively updated Robert Graves's now classic translation, reinstating Latin terms and updating vocabulary while retaining the liveliness of the original. This edition contains a new chronology, further reading, glossaries, maps, notes and an introduction discussing Suetonius' life and works. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An essential primary source on Roman history and a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. A masterpiece of observation, anecdote and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn--and all too human--individuals. James B. Rives has sensitively updated Robert Graves's now classic translation, reinstating Latin terms and updating vocabulary while retaining the liveliness of the original. This edition contains a new chronology, further reading, glossaries, maps, notes and an introduction discussing Suetonius' life and works. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback book in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Suetonius. De Vita Caesarum. [Vol. 2 of two.] Also includes minor works attributed to Suetonius: De Grammaticis et Rhetoribus, De Poetis. Translated by J. C. Rolfe. Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 1914. Reprint 1970. Hardcover with jacket. Condition: VG/VG. Cover has minor shelf wear head and tail of spine; corners sharp and slightly rubbed. Jacket has shelf wear and rubbing head and tail of spine; darked with age. Jacket is protected with non-removeable plastic veneer. Embossed ex libris seal on half-title page. 16mo. Red cloth bindings; gilt lettering front covers and spines. Text is clean; no markings. Parallel translation: Latin on verso, English on recto. *** See this bookseller's storefront page for many more Latin volumes of the Loeb Classical Library. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Inexpensively produced soft-cover in light brown wraps has small chips to corners, half-torn spine with moderate wear to rest of spine. Unmarked. Previous owner's signature on title page. An oddity--I've never seen a soft-cover Loeb title. Latin and English on facing pages as usual.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Red cloth. Light wear. Clean and square.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Red cloth, edge rubbed with light age toning of pages, In edge rubbed DJ, with chipping at spine ends, 2" closed tear at DJ spine fold. Now protected in a mylar jacket.; Loeb Clasasical Library No. 331; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 624 pages.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Slight wear on all edges of text Dust jacket worn on facing, corners, and ends of spine. Otherwise VG 534 pp.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Slight wear on upper edge of text. Dust jacket slightly worn on facing, corners, and lower end of spine with slight fading along spine. Otherwise VG 548 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Languages: Latin and English facing-page dual text. Crisp, clean pages with no owners' marks, though with a tobacco odor; square, secure binding, the full red cloth cover showing some softening at the heel and mild surface wear at heel and corners; dust jacket shows a patch of adhesive residue and fading at the lower rear and mild age-toning along the spine, otherwise well-kept, now protected in a clear sleeve. 548pp. incl. index.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth, edge rubbed with light age toning of page edges. 2 fold out maps in rear. In edge chipped DJ, clipped at lower 1/3 of front DJ flap. Now protected in a mylar jacket.; Loeb Clasasical Library No. 315; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 683 pages.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Harvard University Press, 1989, 12mo., 497 pages. English/Greek text. Loeb Classical Library edition. Name of previous owner on front endpage. Chart of family tree rear of book. Book and jacket in very good+ condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Red cloth, slight edge rubbing, age freckling on page edges. In edge rubbed, bright DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket.; Loeb Clasasical Library No. 200; 107.95 X 25.4 X 161.925 millimeters; 576 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Chipping and tears to DJ; Loeb Classical Library No. 31; 1; 497 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Minor shelfwear to DJ.; Loeb Classical Library No. 31; 1; 497 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. A few ink stains to textblock. Scholar's name to ffep (Katherine Dunbabin). Spine lettering faded.; Loeb Classical Library No. 331; 3; 602 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Scholar's name to ffep (Katherine Dunbabin). Spine slant. A few tiny ink stains to textblock.; Loeb Classical Library No. 300; 1; 583 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. DJ is price-clipped. Minor shelfwear to DJ.; Loeb Classical Library No. 369; 2; 640 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Scholar's name to ffep (Katherine Dunbabin). Endpapers browned. A bit of staining to front board.; Loeb Classical Library No. 315; 2; 704 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Foxing to textblock. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; Loeb Classical Library No. 300; 1; 583 pages.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library, worn cover, scuffed spine. Sound otherwise. 535 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Deaccessioned from a Harvard University library, originally the gift of Mary Hemenway ("Hemenway Collection"); bottom of front cover has small stamp, reading, "Hemenway Expedition, 40 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass."; front joint and hinge are cracked, holding precariously; spine paper is split and worn; spine tips are chipped; binding has soil and wear; corners bumped and worn; text block has interior cracked hinge, holding well; text clean. viii, 314 p., in-text illustrations, 18 plates at back, and a fold-out plan. [b 204].…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Very Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has slight edgewear with a bit of chipping. A bit of staining to rear DJ.; Loeb Classical Library No. 368; 1; 464 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light foxing to textblock. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; Loeb Classical Library No. 331; 3; 602 pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1965. Reprinted. 535 pages. Pictorial laminated dust jacket over red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.…