Birds & Beasts of The Greek Anthology

by Douglas, Norman

First Edition Thus

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Book Description

London: Minerva. Very Good++/Very Good++. 1974. First Edition Thus. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 856360112 Beautiful frontispiece of 'An eagle swooping on a hare: a detail from the back of a Greek painted Caeretan hydria of the 6th century BC'. 144pp including Bibliography and Index. The myriad poems of the Greek Anthology contribute birds, mammals, fish and beasts of the sea, reptiles, batrachians, creeping things and insects to this enchanting work, in which Norman Douglas blends ancient knowledge with modern natural history. A scholarly and perceptive study of the greatest of classical anthologies, 'Birds and Beasts' has itself become a minor classic of modern literature. Black cloth boards with red lettering to spine. Top and bottom edges of boards have the slightest of rubbing, otherwise boards very bright and clean. Front free end paper has very feint evidence of a small area of rubbing out; 3 pages are slightly bumped at the side edge, otherwise contents in lovely condition. Dust-jacket is price-clipped and has a couple of feint marks to rear panel which are barely visible; jacket is in loose protective cover. A super copy in Very Good++ condition in a Very Good++ dust-jacket. .

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