M. J. Edwards; Simon Swain [ed.] - Portraits: Biographical Representation in the Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire

Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of this scarce first impression biographical study of Greek and Latin literature, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Collected essays illustrative of the growth of interest in individual representation with Greek and Latin authors in relation to the changes in their environment. A scarce and well regarded first edition, first impression of this work. Edited by M. J. Edwards and Simon Swain, featuring studies by Aulus Gellius, Dio Cassius, Simon Magus, and others. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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