1912 Rare First Edition - Ancient Greece CLASSIC MYTH AND LEGEND by A. R. Hope Moncrieff.
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Author: A. R. Hope Moncrieff.
Title: Classic Myth and Legend With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from Famous Paintings & Statuary.
Publisher: London, The Gresham Publishing Company, no date (1912). First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8.5 " X 6 ".
Pages: xvi-443 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine original gilt decorate full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. A rare find in such a great condition!
Content: Very good, near fine, content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with beautiful full-page Colour & Monochrome illustrations from Famous Paintings & Statuary.
The book: Rare and attractive First Edition of Moncrieff's book on Ancient Greece CLASSIC MYTH AND LEGEND including Theogony and Cosmogony, The Pantheon, Demigods and Heroes, Arachne, Hercules, Alcestis, Pygmalion and Galatea, The Rape of Persephone, Midas, Scylla, The Argonauts, Theseus, The Tale of Troy, The Adventures of Odysseus, Damon and Pythias, etc.
The author: Robert Hope Moncrieff (1846 – 1927) was a prolific Scottish author of children's fiction and of Black's Guides.