ISBN: 9780955285936 - simonides (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Easel Press, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 2011. 71 pgs. Illustrated. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Scots translations of epitaphs by the ancient Greek poet Simonides, composed for civilians and soldiers killed during the Persian Wars, coupled with black and white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780955285936. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2011. 72pp. B&W Photographic Illustrations. Book in excellent condition. No inscriptions. "So Simonides, that poet linked to the atrocity against the Scopads as well as to their memorialization, is also a poet whose work might help us understand the kind of resolve, loyalty and belief instilled in a terrorist as well as that in those who oppose terror. This way of looking at Simonides is certainly not the only one - it may be disturbing and anachronistic and it should not limit the interpretation of the texts and photographs in this book - but Simonides, the greatest ancient poet of remembrance, is a disturbing writer. His work accrues meanings across history, some of which might or might not have seemed strange to the poet himself.". Norman McBeath (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. First edition in as new condition, signed by Norman McBeath on title page. No dust jacket as issued. Superb production. Stunning black and white photographic images. (Book ref. 6327). McBeath, Norman, Photographs (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).