The History of Greece by William Mitford, Esq, Vol 6 Only, 1822, 1st Ed., Rare

SELECT EPIGRAMS FROM THE GREEK ANTHOLOGY with a revised text introduction translation and notes by J. W. Mackail Fellow of Balliol College Oxford.- ♦ -HAND TOOLED LEATHERFIRST EDITIONUNCOMMON- ♦ -Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co., London, NYCopyright: 1890- ♦ -CONDITION: This book is in poor condition. Hand-tooled Leather. Full blue leather with bright gilt on cover. Covers show signs of wear with some scuffing on corners and edges. Front cover is completely detached. Spine has five raised bands with bright, hand-tooled gilt dentelles. Blue marbled endpapers. Three pages before title page are detached. Text block is crisp and clean with minimal toning. Pages are supple, blue marbling on all edges. Binding is square and still quite sturdy. This book is a prime candidate for book repair.- ♦ -Additional NotesAn epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. 400 pages plus index, 6" x 8.5"