ISBN: 9780684828152 - The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War (27 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. META-CANONICAL: SPLENDID: FINE virtually AS-NEW First edition hardcover (1996) w/ no. line at "1" showing First Printing: AS-NEW unclipped mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $45.00 pub. price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, AS-NEW ocher-gold paper-over-boards cover w/ excellent edges & corners & BUT w/ some fade of titles oxblood-red-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, AS-NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & yellow-white-checked cloth banding at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE sepia card-stock end-papers displaying antique English map of the Aegean, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity on EXCELLENT paper MARRED ONLY w/ brief inscription on the front title page * Profusely illus. throughout w/ b-w line maps * 7.50" x 9.50" x 1.75", 1.42 kg, xxxiv+711 (745) pp. * CONTENTS: Introduction (ix), Editor's Note (xxv), Key to Map Symbols (xxxii), Calendar of the Peloponnesian War (xxxiii), Books One-Eight (1), Epilogue (549), Theaters of Operation in the Peloponnesian War (555), Appendices A-K (577), Glossary (627), Bibliography of Ancient Sources (631), Concise Bibliography of Modern Sources (633), Acknowledgments (655), Index (637), Reference Maps (707) * ABOUT THE BOOK: Thucydides called his account of 2 decades of war between athens & Sparta "a possession for all time," & indeed it is the first & still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen & liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, 'The Peloponnesian War' is a mine of military, moral, political & philosophical wisdom. However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography, Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous & meticulous, yet omits the many aides to comprehension modern readers take for granted, such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps & other visual enhancements, & background on the military, cultural & political traditions of ancient Greece. Robert Strassler's new edition amends these omissions & not only provides a new coherence to the narrative overall but effectively reconstructs the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared w/ his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated & revised for modern readers, 'The Landmark Thucydides' includes a vast array of superbly designed & presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, & numerous other useful features. Readers will find that w/this edition they can dip into the text at any point & be immediately oriented w/ regard to the geography, season, date, & stage of the conflict. In any list of great books of Western Civilization, 'The Peloponnesian War' stands near the top. This handsome, elegant & authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations. * "This is the best book w/ which to start the study of Thucydides & the Peloponnesian War. It presents the finest English translation. Its maps, scholarly appendices, & notes permit the beginner to understand the text & to move easily & at once to a higher level of study than has been possible up to now." - Donald Kagan, author of 'On the Origins of War' & 'Pericles of Athens' * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee) & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL for at-cost rates quoted upon request. Maps, Annotations, Appendices & Encyclopedic Index (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing with full number line. A clean copy in standard used condition, free of damage with minimal handling and shelf wear. No writing, highlighting, or remainder marks. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Yellow hardcover, no jacket. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. SPLENDID: AS-NEW First Edition hardcover (1996) w/ no. line at "4" showing 4th printing (1998): NEW unclipped mylar-protected jacket w/ SHARP NEW edges & corners, NEW ocher-gold paper-over-boards cover w/ SHARP NEW edges & corners & titles oxblood-red-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW binding w/ tight signatures & yellow-white-checked cloth banding at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE sepia card-stock end-papers displaying antique English map of the Aegean, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity on SUPERB unblemished paper MARRED ONLY by orig. owner's name-place-date neatly-discretely written on blank front-end-paper * Profusely illus. throughout w/ b-w line maps * 7.50" x 9.50" x 1.75", 1.42 kg, xxxiv+711 (745) pp * CONTENTS: Introduction (ix), Editor's Note (xxv), Key to Map Symbols (xxxii), Calendar of the Peloponnesian War (xxxiii), Books One-Eight (1), Epilogue (549), Theaters of Operation in the Peloponnesian War (555), Appendices A-K (577), Glossary (627), Bibliography of Ancient Sources (631), Concise Bibliography of Modern Sources (633), Acknowledgments (655), Index (637), Reference Maps (707) * ABOUT THE BOOK: Thucydides called his account of 2 decades of war between athens & Sparta "a possession for all time," & indeed it is the first & still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen & liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, 'The Peloponnesian War' is a mine of military, moral, political & philosophical wisdom. However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography, Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous & meticulous, yet omits the many aides to comprehension modern readers take for granted, such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps & other visual enhancements, & background on the military, cultural & political traditions of ancient Greece. Robert Strassler's new edition amends these omissions & not only provides a new coherence to the narrative overall but effectively reconstructs the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared w/ his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated & revised for modern readers, 'The Landmark Thucydides' includes a vast array of superbly designed & presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, & numerous other useful features. Readers will find that w/this edition they can dip into the text at any point & be immediately oriented w/ regard to the geography, season, date, & stage of the conflict. In any list of great books of Western Civilization, 'The Peloponnesian War' stands near the top. This handsome, elegant & authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations. * "This is the best book w/ which to start the study of Thucydides & the Peloponnesian War. It presents the finest English translation. Its maps, scholarly appendices, & notes permit the beginner to understand the text & to move easily & at once to a higher level of study than has been possible up to now." - Donald Kagan, author of 'On the Origins of War' & 'Pericles of Athens' * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee) & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL for at-cost rates quoted upon request. Maps, Annotations, Appendices & Encyclopedic Index (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

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Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Free Press Pub Date: 9/18/1996 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 711 Reprint edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. (1996), 711pp, illus., maps, maps to eps, bottom corner bumped, light shelfwear to cover, slight soiling to top pg edges, bookplate to front free ep, light edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tiny signature of previous owner on front end page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Corners of boards bumped. Former owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Otherwise, clean and solid. ; B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo; 711 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. 1st ed. 711p. Many Maps. Photos. Oversize. Jacket not priced. Large bookplate. Fine/Good copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine copy in Fine dustwrapper with clipped price. Fourth printing according to number line. Unfortunate gift inscription on first page, otherwise crisp, intact and unmarked. 711 pages with Calendar of Peloponnesian War, Glossary, Concise Bibliography, Index and Reference maps. A newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley translation with maps, annotations, appendices and encyclopedic index. With an introduction by Victor Davis Hanson. Heavy and/or oversized book, which CANNOT be EXPEDITE shipped for the quoted shipping price. Contact us prior to purchasing if you require EXPEDITE US or any type of INTERNATIONAL shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 711p. Many Maps. Photos. Oversize. Jacket priced. Owner's name. Two pages underlined. Near Fine/Fine copy. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York. 1996. Free Press. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684828154. Introduction by Victor Davis Hanson. Edited by Robert B. Strassler. 711 pages. hardcover. Inscribed by Robert Strassler. keywords: History Greece Ancient War. DESCRIPTION - Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta 'a possession for all time,' and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom. However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography, Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous and meticulous, yet omits the many aids to comprehension modern readers take for granted - such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps and other visual enhancements, and background on the military, cultural, and political traditions of ancient Greece. Robert Strassler's new edition amends these omissions, and not only provides a new coherence to the narrative overall but effectively reconstructs the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers, The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety and depth, and numerous other useful features. Readers will find that with this edition they can dip into the text at any point and be immediately oriented with regard to the geography, season, date, and stage of the conflict. In any list of the Great Books of Western Civilization, The Peloponnesian War stands near the top. This handsome, elegant, and authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations. inventory #25690. Inscribed by Robert Strassler.…

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). near fine. Well illustrated with maps + some b/w images. 711 pages. Small, square 4to, yellow boards, d.w. (slightly loose fitting). New York: Free Press, (1996). Boards lightly toned, a very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 711p. Many Maps. Photos. Oversize. Fine/Fine copy. Book.

Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. A Very Good or Better Book in a Very Good or Better Dust Jacket, Unclipped (Unpriced). Bumping/rubbing, sunning, and dust soiling to extremities. Text block with scattered instances of light dust soiling. Text is unmarked. Binding is square and mostly tight but pulled at crown. Dust jacket moderately bumped to extremities, sunned to spine panel. A 3 inch vertical hairline scratch to front panel. Hardcover. Large Octavo. [xxxiv], [2], 3-711pp. The First of Robert B. Strassler's Landmark Ancient Histories. A Work of Tremendous Scholarship with Outstanding Maps and Appendices. Publisher's Marigold Boards, Burgundy Detailing First Edition, First Printing [Full Number Line]. …