Herodotus; Cary, Henry [translator]. The Histories of Herodotus. Translated by Henry Cary, With a Critical and Biographical Introduction, by Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. Edition de Grand Luxe. [12257]
Three-quarter morocco with vibrant marbled paper boards, matching marbled end papers, top page edges gilt, 6 gilt-decorated spine panels, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Some rubbing to the edges, particularly at the base of the spine, where there is thin loss. Photogravure frontispiece, letter press tissue guard, xxi, [1], 568 clean pp., seven additional plates with letter press tissue guards. Good. Hardcover.
The World's Great Books series.
Spine title: History of Greece.
This deluxe edition is quite scarce. This copy does not have a limitation page, but research indicates that only 500 copies were printed.
