Smith, William; Greene, George W. A History of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman Conquest. With Supplementary Chapters on the History of Literature and Art. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1898. Revised Edition. [12523]
Black publisher's cloth, slight edge-wear, some light spotting to the binding, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches, tight. xxiv, 704 clean pp. plus publisher's catalogue. Good. Hardcover.
"Illustrated by One Hundred Engravings on Wood." Revised, with an Appendix, by George W. Greene, A.M.
William Smith, L.L.D., Ph.D., born in London in 1814 and educated at the University of that city. He was an exemplary student of the ancient languages and took of philology as his focus of study, being elected to the chair of the Greek, Latin, and German Languages in the Independent Colleges of Highburton and Homerton. In 1850 when these institutions merged with Coward College under the name of New College in London Dr. Smith was appointed Professor of the Greek and Latin languages and Literature. In 1853 he became Classical Examiner in the University of London.
Dr. Smith was an accomplished scholar and author. His accomplishments were in the fields of classical and Biblical antiquities and he authored or edited many authoritative works in these fields including Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, Dictionary of the Bible, The Old Testament History, The New Testament History, Latin-English Dictionary, &c. (12523) $20.00
