THE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE HELLENISTIC WORLD
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. On the publication of this book, W.W. Tarn described it in the Journal of Roman Studies as "the most important [work] which has appeared in our time on the Hellenistic world...a very great book, alike in its vast learning, in the ease with which the author handles this huge and complex mass of often very refractory material, in the closeness of its reasoning, and in the sanity of its judgments." In addition to the detailed scholarship involved in the production of the work, it was also one of the first to merge archaeological evidence with literary sources. Tall octavo, three volumes: xxiv, 602 pp. + viii, [603]-1312 pp. + [vi], [1313]-1779, [1] pp. with 112 plates and 11 textual figures. Original green cloth bindings, with gilt-stamped titling and borders. Internally crisp and clean. Light dust spotting to the top edge. In the uncommon dust jackets, which are toned with a bit of chipping. An uncommonly nice set. Very good / Good. Item #80970
Price: $350.00