e d a morshead michael ayrton (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Includes sandglass. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: good+ to near fine. Limited edition. 1/1500. Folio. xix, 177pp, [1]. Maroon buckram slip case, red label with gilt lettering on spine. Red leather over brown cloth boards, gilt letter "O" on front cover. Tan cloth label with gilt lettering mounted on spine. Frontispiece. This limited edition, #87 of 1500 copies hand numbered and signed by illustrator Michael Ayrton at colophon, contains finely printed illustrations in b/w and color reproduced in high quality photogravure throughout. The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: ????????) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and pacification of the Erinyes. The trilogyconsisting of Agamemnon (?????????), The Libation Bearers (????ó?o?), and The Eumenides (?????????)also shows how the Greek gods interacted with the characters and influenced their decisions pertaining to events and disputes. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation. Oresteia originally included a satyr play, Proteus (???????), following the tragic trilogy, but all except a single line of Proteus has been lost. Slipcase with chip lower right front cover, scratches, staining and water stains to slipcase. Binding with light rubbing along hinge of spine and staining to cloth label. Slip case in good, binding in very good-, interior in near fine condition overall.

Zustand: Very Good. 1961. First Thus. Hardcover. Large 8vo. a good copyAn imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., Heritage Press was founded in 1935. The Press printed more affordable classic volumes that were previously published by Macy?s Limited Editions Club and covered a broad range of topics primarily within the Western canon. In addition to Macy, directors of the Heritage Press included Cedric Crowell, General Manager of the Doubleday Bookshops; Frank L. Magel, head of Putnam Bookstores in New York; and A. Koch, head of Brentano Stores in New York. Though many of Macy?s other imprints, including The Heritage Club, The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, and The Junior Heritage Club, were sold by subscription only, Heritage Press editions were sold through bookstores. Macy combined his publishing enterprises in 1944, though each imprint maintained its specific target audience. The archives of the George Macy Companies, including both the Limited Editions Club and The Heritage Press, were purchased by the Ransom Center in 1970. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Illustrated Edition. The Oresteia trilogy consists of "Agamemnon", "The Libation Bearer"s and "The Furies". Translated from the Greek By E.D.A. Morshead. Introduction by Rex Warner. Full page illustrations by Michael Ayrton. 176 pages with notes from the Trilogy Procession of Athenians to the Cave of the Eumemides on front cover, Electra mouring the death of Agamemnon on back cover plus nine other Dramatic illustrations. Straight tight unmarked cloth spine No Jacket. NO SLIPCASE.

Zustand: Very Good. 1961. First Thus. Hardcover. Large 8vo. a good copyAn imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., Heritage Press was founded in 1935. The Press printed more affordable classic volumes that were previously published by Macy's Limited Editions Club and covered a broad range of topics primarily within the Western canon. In addition to Macy, directors of the Heritage Press included Cedric Crowell, General Manager of the Doubleday Bookshops; Frank L. Magel, head of Putnam Bookstores in New York; and A. Koch, head of Brentano Stores in New York. Though many of Macy's other imprints, including The Heritage Club, The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, and The Junior Heritage Club, were sold by subscription only, Heritage Press editions were sold through bookstores. Macy combined his publishing enterprises in 1944, though each imprint maintained its specific target audience. The archives of the George Macy Companies, including both the Limited Editions Club and The Heritage Press, were purchased by the Ransom Center in 1970. . . . .

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Boards are age-toned with wear to all corners on front and rear, corners and edges bumped, red cloth spine sunned, silver titling bright; binding is tight; pages are slightly age-toned at outer edges but unmarked aside from Michael Ayrton's signature and dedication on front endpaper dated 1964 and signature on title page. ; 9.75 x 1 x 13 inches; 176 pages; Signed by Illustrator.