Classics from Roger Lucas Booksellers

London: British Museum Press, 1970. 1st edition, large 4to, unpaginated, 50 full page colour photo illustrations; masquerading as a coffee table book this is a surprising quality item with superior photo illustrations, some fold-out, by John Webb; VG Copy in VG DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Webb, John. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Books Reprint in soft cover format in the Penguin Classics series with illustration of a relief of Prometheus on fr panel, 8vo, 160pp, translated with an introduction by Philip Vellacott, card covers; lower corner a shade bumped o/w VG+ Copy. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge, 1967. Reprint in the Studies in Latin Literature and its Influence series, 8vo, 166pp, various contributors; previous owner's name to corner of ffep o/w VG Copy in VG DJ sl nicked and frayed about extrems. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Fortune Press Edition neither stated nor dated, 12mo, 112pp, translated and introduced Shane Leslie; two colour type for title page and rough-cut pages, coarse weave cloth; VG Copy, no DJ. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1923. 1st edition of this Murray translation, 12mo, 84pp, translated into English rhyming verse by Gilbert Murray; VG Copy in DJ a little nicked and frayed about extrems and missing the top half inch or so of spine. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Penguin, 1986. Reprint in soft cover format in the Penguin Classic series, format with black spine and colour-coded spine tip, 12mo, 198pp; translated with introduction and notes by P J Rhodes; card covers; VG+ Copy. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Guild Publishing, 1992. Reprint, 8vo, 375pp, translated by Rex Warner, introduction and notes George Cawkwell; VG+ Copy, no DJ (these were simple glassine wraparounds). Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bristol Classical Press, 1995. Reprint in soft cover format, 8vo, 272pp, card covers; VG Copy. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Penguin Books, 1964. The Ghost, The Rope, A Three-Dollar Day, Amphitryo, reprint in soft cover format in the Penguin Classics series, 12mo, 284pp, translated with an introduction by E F Watling, card covers, VG+ Copy. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Guild Publishing, 1992. Reprint of the 1987 edition, 8vo, 469pp, translated with an introduction by E V Rieu, VG Copy, no DJ (these were glassine wraparounds and usually discarded). Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Henry G Bohn, 1856. In Bohn's Classical Library, this runs to 5 volumes only 3 of which are here, namely Vol 2 On the Crown and on the Embassy; Vol 3 Against Leptines, Midias, Androtion, and Aristocrates; Vol 4 (?) Against Timocrates, Aristogiton, Aphobus etc, 1856, 1866, 1869, uniformly bound in the drab blue/grey of the Classical Library, all… Read more about this item

London: Dent, 1948. Reprint as # 955 in Dent's Everyman Library, 12mo, 432pp, top corner of the first few pages are lightly water-stained to a depth of maybe half an inch, really nothing much o/w VG Copy in DJ nibbled and nicked at spine extrems and missing a single chip to upper edge and the faint, aforementioned tideline at the… Read more about this item

Paris, 1820. Volume 2 only (of many) 32mo, 369pp, red leather lettered and decorated gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt; entirely Latin text; bit rubbed about the usual spine areas but by and large a good survivor, certainly VG Copy. Full-Leather. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

London: Dent, 1960. Reprint as # 62 in Dent's Everyman Library, 12mo, 339pp, translated by G M Cookson, introduction John Warrington; some pencilled annotations to the margins of some sections o/w VG Copy in dusty, rubbed and frayed DJ with some light loss. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Bracken Books, 1990. Reprint, 8vo, 736pp, Bracken are not renowned for the quality of their bindings and this is no exception, rubbish paper beginning to tan at edges and margins o/w utility binding that is attractive without being ceremonial is in decent shape; VG Copy in VG DJ generally somewhat sunned at spine. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more about this item

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. 2nd US impression, 8vo, 301pp, card covers; VG+/Fine Copy. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Cambridge University Press, 1968. 1st edition, large 8vo, 213pp, photo illustrations & line drawings; this copy has a solitary J on its side stamped on the title page which might mean anything, not at all intrusive, plus previous owner's neat name and date to ffep o/w VG Copy in sl dusty VG DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very… Read more about this item

Chicago: Argonaut Inc Publishers, 1967. 1st US edition, 8vo, 219pp, VG Copy in sound DJ missing a couple of minor chips to head of spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st edition, 4to, 800+pp, photo illustrations; VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ; NB This is a large heavy book well outside the preset postage tariffs; however for simplicity this item has been priced accordingly and no extra postage will be required unless buyer wants overseas sending. Overseas, which includes Europe and the Republic of Ireland, both… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st edition, 4to, 800+pp, photo illustrations; VG+ Copy in DJ a little creased about extrems and with one internally closed 2" tear lower corner; NB This is a large heavy book well outside the preset postage tariffs; however for simplicity this item has been priced accordingly and no extra postage will be required unless buyer… Read more about this item