Ancient Greece
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1913.
499 pp. Bound in heavy dark blue cloth with a striking gilt-stamped design of an ancient Greek vase and ornate border. Top edge gilt. Features a frontispiece in color and over 150 illustrations in photogravure and half-tone, plus five maps. Boards show light rubbing at the extremities and minor softening at the spine ends. Internally clean with a firm binding; plates are well-preserved with original tissue guards.
A detailed and elegantly written survey of the Greek world. Cotterill avoids a purely militaristic or political history, instead weaving together the cultural achievements of the Greeks with their historical development.
Price: $80.00