THE HISTORY OF SICILY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES. VOLUME I, VOLUME II, VOLUME III, and VOLUME IV. [Complete set - Vol. One-1, Vol. Two-2, Vol. Three-3, & Vol. Four-4.]

Freeman, Edward A. [Edward Augustus Freeman], 1823-1892. Arthur J. Evans (editor). William Alexander Percy, 1885-1942 (past owner).

Edité par Oxford [UK]: At the Clarendon Press [Horace Hart, Printer to the University], 1891, 1892, 1894.

WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY'S SET. Four volume complete set. No dust jackets present. All hardcovers, H 22.25cm x L 14.75cm, uniformly bound in contemporary dark maroon cloth. Some rubbing and staining to boards; scuffing and short tears to spine ends; spines' gilt stamping remains reasonably bright; bumping and slender wear to board corners. Text block edges toned; many leaves remain uncut primarily at their top margins. Personal bookplate of William Alexander Percy affixed upon each volume's respective front pastedown; foxing/toning mostly to endpapers but with some interior occurrences - overall leaves are clean. Bindings remain fairly crisp. Foldout maps all present. Publisher catalogs at rears of Volume II, III, and IV. ***** VOLUME I. THE NATIVE NATIONS: THE PHOENICIAN AND GREEK SETTLEMENTS. 1891. i-xxxvi, 1-609 pages. ***** VOLUME II. FROM THE BEGINNING OF GREEK SETTLEMENT TO THE BEGINNING OF ATHENIAN INTERVENTION. 1891. i-xx, 1-583, [1], 16 pages. ***** VOLUME III. THE ATHENIAN AND CARTHAGINIAN INVASIONS. 1892. i-xxxv, [1], 1-751, [1], 16 pages. ***** VOLUME IV. FROM THE TYRANNY OF DIONYSIOS TO THE DEATH OF AGATHOKLES. EDITED FROM POSTHUMOUS MSS. WITH SUPPLEMENTS AND NOTES BY ARTHUR J. EVANS . . . 1894. i-xxvii, [1], [errata], 1-551, [1], 16 pages. ***** Notable literary association to Greenville, Mississippi native William Alexander Percy (1885-1942) who was a Harvard-educated attorney and renowned poet best known for his 1941 autobiography "Lanterns on the Levee; Recollections of a Planter's Son." Book was acquired from a Greenville estate of a Percy family descendant. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 11 pounds (4.99 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. N° de réf. du vendeur CMS-01604

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Titre : THE HISTORY OF SICILY FROM THE EARLIEST ...
Éditeur : Oxford [UK]: At the Clarendon Press [Horace Hart, Printer to the University], 1891, 1892, 1894.
Reliure : Couverture rigide