Athenian Letters: Or, the Epistolary Correspondence of an Agent of the King of Persia, Residing at Athens During the Peloponnesian War
Basil and Strasburgh, James Decker and F. G. Levrault, 1800. Cloth. A smartly bound complete three volume set of this new edition of this epistolary work written during the Peloponnesian War. Complete in three volumes. New edition. A collaboratively produced work of Ancient Greek history and geography, first published in 1741 by a circle of authors surrounding Charles and Philip Yorke, with the authorship for a long time being kept a well guarded secret. The Yorke brothers planned the production of this work while at university, anonymously involving Thomas Birch, Henry Coventry, John Green, Samuel Salter, Catherine Talbot, Daniel Wray, George Henry Rooke, John Heaton, John Lawry, and William Heberden. Subtitled 'The Epistolary Correspondence of An Agent of the King of Persia Residing at Athens During the Peloponnesian War', this work takes the form of a commentary in a series of fictional letters on the Athenian historian and general, Thucydides. With a detailed index to the rear. Bound in full modern cloth. Externally, very smart with library marks to the tail of the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting throughout. Light age toning to the endpapers. Library ink stamp to the reverse of the title page. With library bookplates to the front pastedowns. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Keywords: Athenian Letters King of Persia Correspondence Letters None