loeb classical library cambridge ma (12 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Later Printing. As New in all respects in a like priced dust jacket. Clean and unmarked. Vol. 1 of 6 From the flap: "Polybius (born ca. 208 BCE) of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea), served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favouring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was hostage in Rome where he became a friend of Aemilius Paulus and his two sons, and especially adopted Scipio Aemilianus whose campaigns he attended later. In late life he was trusted mediator between Greece and the Romans whom he admired; helped in the discussions which preceded the final war with Carthage; and, after 146, was entrusted by the Romans with details of administration in Greece. He died at the age of 82 after a fall from his horse." Browse my books: www.abebooks.com/The-Book-Shed-Benson-VT-U.S.A/602765/sf Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Tracking number and estimated delivery date always provided. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed, an ABE Heritage Seller, has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 2nd Edition. NEW Second Edition hardcover (Orig. 1919, Second Edition 1995) Third Printing, Reset (2004), NEW mylar-protected green LOEB jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW slate-green library-durable linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles gilt-stamped-on-spine & LCL logo gilt-stamped at center front panel, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & white cloth bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT silk-finish paper presenting Greek texts at left w/ facing English translations at right * 4.50 x 6.68" x 0.88", 0.36 kg, viii+472 (480) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the resplendent epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home from the Trojan war & the legendary temptations, delays, & perils he faced at every turn. Homer's classic poem features Odysseus's encounters w/ the beautiful Calypso; the queenly but wily Circe; the Lotus-eaters, who fed his men their memory-stealing drug; the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops; the Laestrygonian giants; the souls of the dead in Hades; the beguiling sirens; the treacherous Scylla & Charybdis. Here, too, is the hero's faithful wife, Penelope, weaving a shroud by day & unraveling it by night, in order to thwart the numerous suitors attempting to take Odysseus's place. The works attributed to Homer include the two oldest & greatest European epic poems, the "Odyssey" & the "Iliad". These texts have long stood in the Loeb Classical Library w/ a faithful & literate prose translation by A.T. Murray. George Dimock has brought the Loeb's "Odyssey" up to date w/ a rendering that retains Murray's admirable style but is worded for today's readers. The two-volume edition includes a new introduction, notes, & index. * The LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY is the only existing series of books, which, through original text & facing English translations, gives access to all that is important in Greek & Latin literature. * SHIPPING: We carefully wrap, label & custom-package this Excellent Loeb Classic for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL w/ rates for expedited domestic delivery & international shipment available upon request.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. NEW: First Edition (Orig. 1930, Revised 1937) Twelfth Printing (2003): NEW mylar-protected green LOEB jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW slate-green library-durable linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles gilt-stamped-on-spine & LCL logo gilt-stamped at center front panel, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & white cloth bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT silk-finish paper presenting Greek texts at left w/ facing English translations at right * 4.50 x 6.68" x 1.24", 0.42 kg, lvi+536 (592) pp * ABOUT The LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY Edition of PLATO: Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is uncertain; that he left Athens for a time after Socrates' execution is probable; that later he went to Cyrene, Egypt, & Sicily is possible; that he was wealthy is likely; that he was critical of 'advanced' democracy is obvious. He lived to be 80 years old. Linguistic tests including those of computer science still try to establish the order of his extant philosophical dialogs, written in splendid prose & revealing Socrates' mind fused w/ Plato's thought.In "Laches", "Charmides", & "Lysis", Socrates & others discuss separate ethical conceptions. "Protagoras", "Ion", & "Meno" discuss whether righteousness can be taught. In "Gorgias", Socrates is estranged from his city's thought, & his fate is impending. The "Apology" (not a dialogue), "Crito", "Euthyphro" & the unforgettable "Phaedo" relate the trial & death of Socrates & propound the immortality of the soul. In the famous "Symposium" & "Phaedrus", written when Socrates was still alive, we find the origin & meaning of love. "Cratylus" discusses the nature of language. The great masterpiece in 10 books, the "Republic", concerns righteousness (& involves education, equality of the sexes, the structure of society, & abolition of slavery). Of the 6 so-called dialectical dialogues "Euthydemus" deals w/ philosophy; metaphysical "Parmenides" is about general concepts & absolute being; "Theaetetus" reasons about the theory of knowledge. Of its sequels, "Sophist" deals w/ not-being; "Politicus" w/ good & bad statesmanship & governments; "Philebus" w/ what is good. The "Timaeus" seeks the origin of the visible universe out of abstract geometrical elements. The unfinished "Critias" treats of lost Atlantis. Unfinished also is Plato's last work of the 12 books of "Laws" (Socrates is absent from it), a critical discussion of principles of law which Plato thought the Greeks might accept. Of a dozen other extant dialogs & also some letters a few may be genuine. Six other extant dialogs have been rejected as spurious since ancient times. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Plato is in twelve volumes. * The LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY is the only existing series of books, which, through original text & facing English translations, gives access to all that is important in Greek & Latin literature. * SHIPPING: We carefully wrap, label & custom-package this Excellent Loeb Classic for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL w/ rates for expedited domestic delivery & international shipment available upon request.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Difficult to find Volume 1 for sale; perhaps you need this pristine edition to finish your set. Loeb Classical books have become quite collectible. Dust jacket has some ever so slight shelf wear and appears to be price clipped. Book itself is in excellent condition. (PM) "K"er.

Hard Cover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition. Later Printing. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover. English translation by W. R. Paton. Text in Greek and English. Polybius (c.200 c.118 BC) was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic Period noted for his work, The Histories, which covered the period of 264146 BC in detail. The work describes the rise of the Roman Republic to the status of dominance in the ancient Mediterranean world and included his eyewitness account of the Sack of Carthage in 146 BC. Polybius is also renowned for his ideas concerning the separation of powers in government, later used in Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws and in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Polybius's theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The work is a vital achievement despite the incomplete survival of all but the first five of forty books. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, unmarked condition. AS NEW/AS NEW. Loeb Classical Library Series. Vol. 160. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. (vi), 536 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1991 Edition. tiny signature of previous owner on f. e. p.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. AS-NEW: First Edition (Orig. 1935, Revised 1937) Tenth Printing (2000): NEW mylar-protected green LOEB jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW slate-green library-durable linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles gilt-stamped-on-spine & LCL logo gilt-stamped at center front panel, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers MARRED Only by a name neatly thin-nib scripted at center-right-front, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & white cloth bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT silk-finish paper presenting Greek texts at left w/ facing English translations at right * 4.50 x 6.68" x 1.08", 0.40 kg, lxxiv+540 (614) pp * ABOUT The LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY Edition of PLATO: Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is uncertain; that he left Athens for a time after Socrates' execution is probable; that later he went to Cyrene, Egypt, & Sicily is possible; that he was wealthy is likely; that he was critical of 'advanced' democracy is obvious. He lived to be 80 years old. Linguistic tests including those of computer science still try to establish the order of his extant philosophical dialogs, written in splendid prose & revealing Socrates' mind fused w/ Plato's thought.In "Laches", "Charmides", & "Lysis", Socrates & others discuss separate ethical conceptions. "Protagoras", "Ion", & "Meno" discuss whether righteousness can be taught. In "Gorgias", Socrates is estranged from his city's thought, & his fate is impending. The "Apology" (not a dialogue), "Crito", "Euthyphro" & the unforgettable "Phaedo" relate the trial & death of Socrates & propound the immortality of the soul. In the famous "Symposium" & "Phaedrus", written when Socrates was still alive, we find the origin & meaning of love. "Cratylus" discusses the nature of language. The great masterpiece in 10 books, the "Republic", concerns righteousness (& involves education, equality of the sexes, the structure of society, & abolition of slavery). Of the 6 so-called dialectical dialogues "Euthydemus" deals w/ philosophy; metaphysical "Parmenides" is about general concepts & absolute being; "Theaetetus" reasons about the theory of knowledge. Of its sequels, "Sophist" deals w/ not-being; "Politicus" w/ good & bad statesmanship & governments; "Philebus" w/ what is good. The "Timaeus" seeks the origin of the visible universe out of abstract geometrical elements. The unfinished "Critias" treats of lost Atlantis. Unfinished also is Plato's last work of the 12 books of "Laws" (Socrates is absent from it), a critical discussion of principles of law which Plato thought the Greeks might accept. Of a dozen other extant dialogs & also some letters a few may be genuine. Six other extant dialogs have been rejected as spurious since ancient times. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Plato is in twelve volumes. * The LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY is the only existing series of books, which, through original text & facing English translations, gives access to all that is important in Greek & Latin literature. * SHIPPING: We carefully wrap, label & custom-package this Excellent Loeb Classic for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL w/ rates for expedited domestic delivery & international shipment available upon request.

Hardback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Good hardback copy. Slightly shelfworn dustjacket. x, 582pp. In The Learned Banqueters (late-2nd century CE), Athenaeus describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. The work provides quotations from works now lost, and preserves information about wide range of information about Greek culture. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Very good copy inslightly shelfworn dustjacket. x, 582pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. The 7 vols, Cloth binding, with dust jacket ( except Vol,3, Vol.1 is torn) Books are in very good and clean condtion. No marks, noites underlings nor stickers English Translation by: C.B.Gulick. Volume 1: 1969, XXII-483pp. Bibliography, Book I - Book: III-106e. Volume 2: 1967, VIII-533pp. Book III-106e - Book V Volume 3: 1967, VIII-509pp. Book VI- Books VII Volume 4: 1969, 605pp, Books VIII - X Volume 5: 1980,XI-549pp. Books XI - Book XII + Illustrations Volume 6: 1989, XI-547pp. Books XIII - Book XIV Volume 7: 1971, XIII-580pp. Books XIV - KV.

Hardback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Reprint. Good hardback copies in slightly shelfworn dustjackets. lii, 411pp, 541pp, x, 524pp. This is the complete set of Isocrates 21 discources and include political essays, treatises on education and on ethics, and speeches for legal cases ansd also the nine extant letters. Comprehensive index. Text in Greek and English. The importance of Isocrates (436-338 BCE) for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BCE is indisputable. Twenty-one discourses by Isocrates survive; these include political essays, treatises on education and on ethics, and speeches for legal cases. Nine letters, more on public than private matters, are also extant. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Five 12mo volumes. Containing the Latin text with the English translation on the facing pages. Volumes I, II, IV, and V are fine, in red cloth and red dust jackets, and are translated and edited by Wolfgang de Melo. Volume III, 1924, is from an earlier Loeb edition edited by Paul Nixon, with no jacket, and some spots to red cloth covers. These volumes now sell for $29 each.