Secret History of Procopius, Newly Translated from the Greek with an Introduction by Richard Atwater
Language: English
Published by Pascal Covici, 1927
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Furrowed Brow Books, IOBA, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Furrowed Brow Books, IOBA
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Procopius [of Caesarea] : The Secret History of Procopius: Newly Translated from the Greek with an Introduction by Richard Atwater. Chicago : Pascal Covici, 1927. First thus, limited edition. No. 153 of 760 copies printed, signed by translator Richard Atwater and typographer Douglas C. McMurtrie. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.25"/26cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering and ornamentation handsomely debossed to spine and front board. Top edge gilt, fore- and tail-edges deckle. Plain white endpapers. [Xviii] pp prelim material, 286 numbered pp. Color illustrated frontispiece, artist signature "H.B.". Translator's introduction, author's foreword, XXX chapters, glossary. Condition notes: a worn but still lovely copy: wear, rubbing, and some discoloration to boards, spine ends worn/frayed with some loss of material, corners worn/bumped and frayed with board material showing. Loss of brightness to gilt lettering/ornamentation/top edge stain. Both endpaper hinges cracked, with relic tape repairs (see photos). Some pages show loss of small chips from deckled fore-edge. Both pastedowns show loss of some paper covering, revealing board material below. Former owner's nameplate to front pastedown. Booksellers' pencil notes to ffep, else unmarked. No dustjacket, possibly as issued. A handsome copy with a dated and somewhat sanitized translation; the custom font is quite striking and beautiful. Procopius was a late major Roman/early Byzantine historian who chronicled the reign and works of the Emperor Justinian and his infamous consort Theodora, both famously rendered in mosaic in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. We personally inspect every book we offer.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Secret History of Procopius, Newly Translated from the Greek with an Introduction by Richard Atwater
- Author
- Procopius. Atwater, Richard Tupper (1892-) Tr. McMurtrie, Douglas Crawford (1888-1944)
- Publisher
- Pascal Covici
- Publication year
- 1927
- Condition
- Good
- Signed
- Signed by translator
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First THUS.
- Item weight
- 33 ounces
- Dimensions
- 0x0x0
- Seller catalogs
- Byzantine Studies/Civilization
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Furrowed Brow Books has been providing online booksales for over ten years. We have an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, science fiction/fantasy, and military history. If you have a book collection you are interested in parting with in one of our specialty areas, we'd be happy to visit with you about making an offer on it. For prospective customers outside the United States, we encourage you to contact us for a more precise shipping estimate. The standard shipping charges are only an estimate of costs to ship, and we can sometimes come in lower. Thanks for stopping by! Biblio Member Since 2020 Furrowed Brow Books St. Paul, MN 55106 USA Email: info@furrowedbrowbooks.com…
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