Sold for:
$1,845
$1,845
Thucydides (c. 460-c. 395 BC), trans. Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) The History of the Peloponnesian War . Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1930. First edition, one of 260 copies, on paper, folio, bound in full alum-tawed pigskin by Smith, the text printed in red and black throughout, initials and chapter heads designed by Graily Hewitt, contents very good, spine dry, slightly discolored, yellowing to boards, joints dry, 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
