Classical Literature from Adagio Books

The Modern Library. Translated by Samuel Putnam. Front end page neatly cut out. Otherwise book has minimal wear. Dust jacket has a couple of small creases on the front bottom edge. Text bright and tight. Size: 6 x 8 1/2 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1988.

The Modern Library. In good condition with bumped corners and head/heel of spine. Outer edge of text block has a 1/2" smudge on the bottom which does not penetrate into margins. Text block tight and bright. Size: 6 x 8 1/2 . Good. Hardcover. 1950.

Viking. This is an unused book with a small splash of coffee on the outside edge of the text block which does not penetrate into the margins. Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 . Very Good. Hardcover. 2003.

Henry Holt & Co, 1988. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 9 x 11. Reg Cartwright. First American Edition. First printing. An unused glossy pictorial hardcover book. No dust jacket. Presents a selection of stories from the Canterbury Tales including The Knight, The Wife of Bath, The Miller plus others. All beautifully illustrated.

E. P. Dutton & Company. Previous owner's name stamped inside front cover and inked on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Cover faded and rubbed with bumped corners and head/heel of spine. Text block tightly attached. Size: 5 1/2 x 8 . Good. Hardcover. 1909.

Leopold Classic Library. An unused copy with slight shelfwear. A reprint of the 1884 second edition. Size: 6 x 9 . As New. Paperback.

New York: Henry Holt & Co,, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. New with minimal shelfwear. A spectacular fantasy which takes its inspiration from the Ramayana, one of the central epics of India and Southeast Asia. An unforgettable allegory of how the destructive power of greed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Berkshire House Pub, 1994. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2. Glossy pictorial hardcover. No dust jacket. Wonderful illustrations by Norman Rockwell, and his only children's story, tells of a wood thrush named Willie who is attracted by a woman playing a flute, and discovers his own musical genius.

Greece: Prisma Ltd., 1989. Soft cover. Good. 6 x 8 1/2. Tenth edition. In good, clean condition.Cover shows some scuffing. Illustrated with drawings and classic Greek artifacts, provides the stories of twenty-four major Greek Gods plus chapters on Sources of Greek Mythology, The Trojan War, and Heroes of the Trojan War.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1999. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2. Reg Cart. First Edition. First printing. Glossy pictorial hardcover under a dust jacket that shows minor shelfwear. In this Hispanic folktale, acting on the advice of an old woman, three brothers who wish to find brides go in search of three golden… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Sterling Press, 2007. Hardcover. As New. 5 x 7 1/2. Brief Insights series. New with minor shelfwear to cover. Examines the significance of myths in different times and explores how myths are used and understood in different cultures. Illustrated.

UK: Everyman Press, 2000. Soft cover. As New. 5 x 8. A new book with minimal shelfwear. Chaucer's longest complete poem is presented in the original verse with line references, footnotes, Introduction, Notes, Text Summary and Chronology of Chaucer's life and times. Edited by Maldwyn Mills. The story of a tragic love between Troylus and a young Trojan… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Barnes & Noble, 2004. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8 x 9 1/2. Glossy pictorial hardcover. No dust jacket. Minimal shelfwear. Decorated throughout in the style of Greek vases, and with explanatory side bars, presents a condensed prose retelling of the classic Homeric tale.

British Library, 2001. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 11 x 12 1/2. This book is new. The dust jacket shows shelfwear including scuffing. Twenty surviving illuminated pages from The Roman Vergil are reproduced in color and accompanied by explanatory text.

Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Columbia Univ Pr, 2002. Soft cover. New. New. Both a gripping love story and a profound meditation of mind, the Kalapurnodayamu, is a major work in every sense. Written in the mid-sixteenth century, a masterpiece from a period of intense creativity in Teluga, a region of southern India. Size: 6 x 9

Citta di Castello: Edimond, 2011. Soft Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good. Italian text in very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Il testo di Campanella inquadra, con uno stile sobrio, preciso e chiaro, Dante Alighieri ponendolo in rapporto con il contesto letterario e storico, la sua concezione della religione, della letteratura, della politica e in ultimo… Saber más sobre este artículo

U.S.A.: Prometheus Books, 1988. Soft cover. New. Great Books in Philosophy series. New with minimal shelf wear. Records an imaginary discussion between two men during three successive days on the subject of materialism. Size: 5 1/2 x 8

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1899. Quarter Leather. Acceptable. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Leather spine and corners have heavy wear with 1/2 x 1" missing piece on top of spine. Marbled boards chipped along edges. Textblock tightly attached and tanning. Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2

New York: H.M. Caldwell Company. Hardcover. Acceptable. Undated copy (circa 1897). In unmarked condition with a cracked front hinge (just the paper, not the cardboard beneath). Text tightly attached. Covers faded and smudged. Decorative pink an cream cover with silver gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Spine heavily sunned. Size: 4 1/2 x 6

Milan: Rizzoli Editore, 1949. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Italian text. In good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear and a 1/2" tear along lower edge of spine. Spine itself not torn, just the paper over the cardboard. Size: 4.25 x 6.5