Leith W Compton Dalton Ormonde Maddock 1866 1945 (2 results)
Published by London : John Lane, The Bodley Head ; New York : John Lane Company ; [Edinburgh : Printed in Great Britain by Turnbull & Spears], 1917. 1917
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. 3rd ed. ; 186 pp. ; 20 cm. ; OCLC: 2994338 ; name on front ep ; ½ vellum with marbled boards ; top edges gilt ; untrimmed ; Dalton was "Keeper of the British and Medieval Antiquities Department at the British Museum, 1921-1928. Dalton was the son of a solicitor, Thomas Masters Dalton…, and Emily Mansford. He attended Harrow School winning a scholarship to New College, Oxford, graduating in the "classical moderations" (Classical studies) in 1886 and in literae humaniores in 1888. Dalton made a grand tour after school, France, Germany, Austria, studying under Josef Strzygowski and India, and teaching for a year at the Abbotsholme School in Derbyshire, in 1884. The following year Dalton joined British Museum in the department of British and medieval antiquities .Dalton's initial focus in ethnology migrated to archaeology and he set about writing catalogs on the collections.During World War I, Dalton worked for the Admiralty, in the map making division, until he was struck by and car and seriously injured.Dalton moved to a cottage in the Quantocks in 1940. He died at home, unmarried, in Holford, Somerset, in 1945. His Quantocks land was donated to the National Trust for its unspoiled beauty, the rest New College to found a research scholarship. "--Dictionary of art historians ; ".Often at such times I would hear a rushing in the highest branches, and turning very silently, see the outposts of a troop of monkeys peering down through the gleaming foliage. Then, if I moved neither head nor limb, others would come, and yet others, leaping from branch to branch and plunging down from higher to lower levels like divers cleaving a deep green sea; until at last some slightest involuntary movement of mine would put the whole host to flight, and greybeards, young warriors, camp followers and mothers with their children on their backs would go crashing from tree to tree, screaming and gibbering like the shades of Homer's sapless dead. " ; foxed ; a spot or two on spine ; slight wear ; VG. Book.
Published by London : John Lane The Bodley Head 1913
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- First Edition
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First edition. 8vo. pp.178/pp.4 - Adverts. 7.7" x 5.0" x 1.0". Vellum spine and corners over marbled boards. Boards lightly rubbed. Spine with rubbed gilt titles. Deckled page edges. Light foxing to preliminaries. Bookplate to front endpaper: "Sie Ann Waud. Her Book." Title in red and black within ornamental border, text within…line borders. A well preserved copy of this scarce book. ** Summary from a modern printing: "Sirenica by W. Compton Leith is a visionary work that delves deep into the timeless allure of the Sirens, weaving a tapestry of myth, philosophy, and the eternal struggle between desire and reason. Set against the backdrop of ancient Greece, the book is a profound exploration of the human soul's restless pursuit of the unattainable. Leith's masterful prose brings to life the immortal song of the Sirensa melody that tempts heroes like Odysseus with promises of knowledge, adventure, and transcendence, only to lead them towards inevitable ruin or redemption. The text examines the duality of man's nature: the conflict between mundane contentment and the wild, inextinguishable yearning for the beyond. From the legendary voyages of Greek heroes to philosophical meditations on art, music, and the essence of human existence, Sirenica is both an intellectual journey and a poetic reflection on life's most profound questions. Leith challenges the reader to confront the eternal Siren callthe seductive promise of freedom from the bounds of reality, and the perilous consequences of heeding such a call. With references to classical mythology, art, and philosophy, Sirenica stands as a timeless testament to the power of imagination, ambition, and the inexorable pull of the unknown.".
