61. Reeve, C.D.C.

Socrates in the Apology – An Essay on Plato’s Apology of Socrates.

Indianapolis / Cambridge, Hackett Publishing Company, 1989. 14.5 cm x 23 cm. XV, 207 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name to the endpaper.

62. Robinson, C.E.

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece.

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1972. Octavo. 159 pages. Illustrated. Map to the rear. Softcover. Poor condition due to cut-outs to cover, endpaper and title (see image). Otherwise this precious little book is in very firm and very good condition.

63. Ruth, Emilus Conrad Fred.

De Initiis Philosophiae Graecae.

Frankfurt, August Osterrieth, 1833. 4°. 26 Seiten. Originale Broschur mit Gebrauchsspuren. Etwas angestaubt. Inaugural-Dissertation der Universität Heidelberg.

64. [Socrates] Stone, I.F.

The Trial of Socrates [With a chapter: “Socrates and Homer”].

First Edition London, Jonathan Cape, 1988. Octavo. XI,282 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name and date of preowner on endpaper. Newspaper-clipping with a Review of this book by Peter Levi, loosely inserted / Newspaper-clipping of an article related to the book by Peter Jenkins also loosely inserted: “Socratic questions for today’s society”.

65. Swaddling, Judith.

The Ancient Olympic Games.

London, British Museum Publications Ltd., 1984. 16 cm x 24 cm. 80 pages with many photographs and illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Handwritten note on last page. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding.

66. [Telemaque] Fenelon, François de Salginac de la Mothe.

Les Aventures de Telémaque, fils d’Ulysse. Avec un petit Dictionnaire Mythologique & Geographique : Nouvelle Edition. Revue exactement sur toutes les precedentes, corrigee avec soin, et Enrichie de Figures en taille-douce. [With 11 engravings and a larger fold-out-map: “Carte des Voyages de Telemaque”].

A Londres [London], Chez Nourse & Vaillant, 1756. Octavo (10.8 cm wide x 18 cm high). Pagination: Frontispiece, XXXII, 386 pages plus 22 unnumbered pages of a Dictionary for Mythology and Geography to the rear of the volume. With ten engravings plus one folded map throughout the Volume [resulting in 11 engravings including Frontispiece plus Map]. Hardcover / Original full leather with gilt lettering on spine-label. Edges of bookblock and binding slightly rubbed. Overall in very good and firm condition with only minor signs of wear. Few dogears. Front free endpaper partially torn, name of pre-owner, Reverend Richard Meade, verso the frontispiece. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate loosely inserted.

67. Vulliamy, Lewis / Spiers, R. Phene.

Examples of Classic Ornament from Greece & Rome. Drawn from the Originals by Lewis Vulliamy [Architect, Gold Medallist and Travelling Student of the Royal Academy]. A Series of Twenty Plates [Plate No. VI missing]. Selected from the Original Published Work and with Introductory & Descriptive Notes by R. Phene Spiers.

London, B.T. Batsford, 1907. Large Folio (43 cm x 50 cm). Preface and Notes, 19 plates (of 20). Original Hardcover with original ribbons in place. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The plates in excellent condition with only very minor signs of foxing. Very Rare publication !

68. Wheelwright, Philip (Editor).

The Presocratics.

New York, The Odyssey Press, Inc., 1966. 13.5 cm x 20 cm. 337 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition with some stronger signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes with his name on endpaper. Some foxing to the edges and an ink mark on bottom edge. Some annotations in pencil throughout the book.