The fragments of Matro of Pitane (c. 300 BC) offer insights not only into the largely forgotten and obscure late-classical genre of epic parody, but also into 4th-century Athenian history, the role of food and dining in antiquity, and the history of the text of Homer and the reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey in the pre-Alexandrian period. ...
The fragments of "Matro of Pitane" (c300 BC) offer insights not only into the largely forgotten and obscure late-classical genre of epic parody, but also into 4th-century Athenian history, the role of food and dining in antiquity, and the history of the text of Homer and the reception of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" in the pre-Alexanderian period ...
In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, ...
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTEB. Ill THE EARLY DATS OP MARRIED LIFE?IN THESE THE MARRIED COUPLE BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH EACH OTHER'S CHARACTER SUCH AN ACQUAINTANCE IS RARELY UNACCOMPANIED ...
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DEDICATION. TO MY MOTHER. Madam, THAT helpless babe -which reposed on your affrighted bosom when you fled the vicinity of Boston, on the day of the ever memorable ...
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: COW & GATE
Date Published: 1957
Description: Fair. Paperback, larger format, a good reading copy. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Edition: Crown 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". 1st ed.. xiii, [1 (blank)], 201, [3]
Binding: Brown cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine.
Publisher: Methuen & Co.,
Date Published: 1913.
Description: Spine gilt bright. Hinge paper cracking, though mull intact. A Very Good copy. Illustrated with 11 intratextual cuts. A scarce work on the subject. read more
Edition: First edition thus, "New Edition, Revised"
Binding: Formerly part of the Sing Sing Prison Library, with contemporary
Publisher: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston
Date Published: 1864
Description: [with no external library marks]. Light fraying to cloth at base of spine, binding is shaken, front hinge cracked (mended), light soiling to endpapers, else a good to very good, with binding quite bright, text quite fresh and clean. [PHOTOGRAPHY: WOMEN: PRISON LIFE: 1864]. [ROBINSON, Frederick William]. FEMALE LIFE IN PRISON. By A Prison Matron [written anonymously by Frederick William Robinson]. New Edition, Revised. [originally published in 1862]. Octavo, green cloth, spine stamped in gilt, ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: 1955.
Date Published: 1955
Description: VG, edgwr, lt fade, spine repaired. 10 pp; cut so that the bottom of each page forms a piece of a star; religious poems on each pg; 4" x 9 1/2" wraps with the spine at the top. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Young Matron's Auxiliary
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good. No dust jacket. Very Good with slight shelf wear/No Dj, Softcover/spiral binding, First Edition. Lisa-402. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Wraps
Publisher: Yarmouth, Me: Winnegance Chapter No 119, 1940
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good. Cook Book Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 50 pgs, many ads, contributions from many orders. scarce Maine cook book. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Court, Order of the Amarantyh
Date Published: 1937
Description: Good. Grand Court, Order of the Amarantyh 1937 Light soil/age toning to mended cover, Some moderate soil to margins accross the top of the first few pages not effecting the text. Pages are bright for age. Product DescriptionIllustrated. 72 pages with advertisements. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Privately Printed
Date Published: 1923
Description: Very Good. Religious. Owner's Name Brown/black covers. 36 pgs, Words Frequently Misprounced, 12 plates illustrations for Marches. read more
Binding: Twelve staple bound booklets, 150x220mm, each booklet about 12
Publisher: Printed by Associated Newspapers for the Woman's Cookery School
Date Published: circa 1930
Description: Staples rusted, some wear at the fore-edge, all issued in good order. Rare Australian correspondence course in basic cooking, diet and nutrition, household economy, shopping, food preservation etcetera. A few loose typed recipes and an Australian Nestle promotional booklet circa 1950 loosely inserted. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: COW & GATE
Date Published: 1957
Description: Published by COW & GATE in 1957. Paperback. Number of pages: 130. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. 1951 102 pages Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: COW & GATE
Date Published: 0
Description: Published by COW & GATE in N/A. Paperback. Number of pages: 130. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY Covers limp, corners bumped, no inscript. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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