The Hellenistic Philosophers, Complete In Two Volumes: Volume 1: Translations Of The Principal Sources With Philosophical Commentary; Volume 2: Greek And Latin Texts With Notes And Bibliography Long, A.A. And D.N. Sedley Ancient Greece And Rome

Uber-scarce in the trade in this condition and state, being virtually As New exemplars of the true First Edition. Ink stamps from the previous owner along page bottoms exterior and inside front flaps. Two handsomely bound volumes in octavo format, bright red cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to front covers and spines. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. Volume 1 presents 'the texts in their own new translations, and these are accompanied by a philosophical and historical commentary designed for use by all readers, including those with no background in the classical world." The second volume "converts the collection into a handbook for specialists [providing] the Greek and Latin originals of the passages translated in Volume 1, sometimes in longer excerpts, and includes some additional passages," according to publisher blurbs. Volume 1: xvi, 512 pp.; Volume 2: x, 512 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.