MURRAY. GILBERT.; Bailey. Cyril, Barber. E. A, Higham. T. F, And Bowra. C. M. Choose. Listings

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1 MURRAY. GILBERT.; Bailey. Cyril, Barber. E. A, Higham. T. F, and Bowra. C. M. Choose. THE OXFORD BOOK OF GREEK VERSE. With an introduction by C. M. Bowra. Oxford at the Clarendon Press. London.,1930  FIRST EDITION. The uncommon India paper edition. 8vo. (6.6 x 4.4 inches). Some light foxing to the blank endpapers otherwise this is a bright, clean copy in a fine contemporary leather binding of half brown morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Gilt lettering and coat of arms to spine. Cloth on boards. Marbled endapers. All edges gilt. The binding is unsigned but is certainly the work of a master bookbinder. Introduction, titles and notes in English but all the poems in Greek language only.:  Price: 175.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart