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[004391] . Report Upon the Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries for the Year 1879, Volume II. ill. Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Brown Cloth. Foreign Relations. Good+ Table of Contents: Europe: Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Austria-Hungary, Greece, Romania, Russia; and Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands, Society Islands. 875 pp. including Index. Numerous tables for each country showing Imports and Exports. Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Spine reads: Supplement to Commercial Relations 1879. Small tear at spine top edge. Spine ends bumped/rubbed. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front free endpaper, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. $50.00

[004979] Bianchi, G. H. (edited by). THE MYTHOLOGY OF GREECE AND ROME with Special Reference to Its Use in Art. ill. Figures (drawings). New York: Harpers & Brothers, 1878. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Red Cloth. Mythology. Good From the German of O. Seemann. "The works of art in our galleries and museums require a certain amount of knowledge of the mythology of the Greeks and Romans for the full appreciation of their subjects. There is hardly any literature in Europe which has not been more or less colored by these legends..." Contents divided into sections: COSMOGONY AND THEOGONY; THE GODS; and THE HEROS. 311 pp. including Index. 64 illustrations. Red cloth covers scuffed/rubbed. Some small areas rubbed to boards. Mildly soiled. Corners bumped. Spine faded. Spine ends rubbed. Gilt lettering on spine reads: SEEMANN'S CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY. Overall covers are Good. Front endpaper with sticker/bookplate. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. G. H. Bianchi, was a Late Scholar of S. Peter's College Cambridge, Brotherton Sanskrit Prizeman 1875. $60.00

[004726] Brady, Thomas Allan. THE RECEPTION OF THE EGYPTIAN CULTS BY THE GREEKS (330-30 B.C.). ill. Chart, Map. Columbia MO: University of Missouri, 1935. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2". Stiff Covers. Egypt. Very Good- The University of Missouri Studies. A Quarterly of Research. 1935. Thomas Allan Brady, Ph.D. was the Assistant Professor of History. "It is the aim of this study to discover what effect the Egyptian religious institutions exercised upon the Greeks in Egypt and in Greece." 88 pp. including Appendixs, Chart and Map. Chapters include: The First Period, 330-285: The Creation of Sarapis; The Second Period, 285-223: The Expansion of the Cult of the Egyptian Gods; The Third Period, 223-145: The Reaction of the Natives in Egypt and Spread of the Cult in Greece; and The Fourth Period, 145-30: Resort to the Native Cults in Egypt and Final Development of the Cults in Greece. Appendices on Temples, Altars, Shrines of Isis and Sarapis and Prosopographia. Chart: Statistical Analysis of Prosopographia. Map: Temples, Altars, Shrines of Isis and Sarapis. Stiff paper covers. Small tear at spine base and slight rubbing to spine paper, otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Thomas Allan Brady became Vice President of The University of Missouri. $45.00

[002642] Lancaster, Osbert.. CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES. ill. Illus. By Author. London: John Murray, 1951. Second Printing. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Yellow Cloth. Greece. Good / Good. Laid in: 18 pp. booklet of ATHENS compiled by JAS for the American Mission personnel for their dally living "needs.; PLAN OF CENTRAL ATHENS AND MAP OF ATTICA, a fold-out brochure from the Secretary General for Tourism; and a 16 pp. article from National Institute Guides to Places of Historical Interest in Greece, DELPHI, FROM ATHENS TO DELPHI. Book is Good to Good + exterior. Bottom front corner tip slightly dented as is one small place on lower edge ( possibly dropped?) mildly soiled along bottom edge, otherwise Very Good. Interior is Very Good+ to Near Fine. Illustrations in black and white and color are by the author. Decorative endpapers. Dust Jacket has small tears around edges and at creases of gutters and flaps. 2 small repairs with scotch tape. Overall Good. $25.00

[004724] Miller, Walter. Daedalus and Thespis: 2 Volumes on Sculpture, and 2 Volumes on Painting and Allied Arts,. ill. Photographs. Columbia MO: University of Missouri, 1931. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2". Stiff Covers. Greece. Good The Contributions of the Ancient Dramatic Poets to Our Knowledge of the Arts and Crafts of Greece. Four "volumes": Volume II, Part I and II on Sculpture 1931. Volume III, Part I and II on Painting and Allied Arts, 1932. The University of Missouri Studies. A Quarterly of Research.Volume II, Part I and II:Sculpture. Contents: Archaic Period; Transition Period; Fifth Century; Sculpture of Unknown Authorship and Unknown Time; Sculpture in the Theater, Wood Carvings; Metal Work, Articles for the Boudoir, for Use in the Service of the gods; Funeral Urns; and Coinage. pp.331-597. 45 illustrations-most full paged. Volume III, Part I and II: Painting and Allied Arts. Painting-The Old Masters, Portrait Painting, and Mythological and Religious Painting; Weaving Tapestry and Embroidery; Mosaics; and Pottery. pp.559-863 including 3 Indexes( Index of Passages Cited from Ancient Authors; Index of Artists and Index of Subjects. 51 illustrations-most full paged. All covers and page edges with mild soiling. One front cover with bottom corner tip missing, and another with bottom corner pages creased back. Mildly faded covers. Spines mildly soiled and rubbed. Volume II's front cover with ex.-mus stamp. Overall covers are Good. All interiors are tight, clean and Very Good +. Scarce to have all 4. $150.00

[003722] Phillips, Henry Jr.,. REMARKS UPON A COIN OF SICYON. Philadelphia: American Journal of Numismatics, 1882. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Coins. Good Reprinted from the American Journal of Numismatics for January, 1882. "The coin which has attracted my attention is a hemidrachm, struck about 250 B. C., bearing on the obverse a chimaera, with the inscription Sigma Iota; reverse, a dove flying, Sigma in field. Sicyon, now Basitico, in the Peloponnesus, was the capital of the country of the same name. It was among the most ancient of the inhabited portions of Greece, preserving an autonomy under varying vicissitudes, and ultimately becoming a member of the Achaian League." 9 pp. mostly uncut. ex.mus. stamp/numbers on front cover. Bottom edge with tears and mildly at side edge. Vertical crease down the middle as if folded - line visible in text, but not obtrusive. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. Henry Phillips, Jr. was an author, philologist, and numismatist. He was born in Philadelphia in 1838 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1859. Although he was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1859, Phillips devoted most of his life to researches and writings in the fields of philology, numismatics, and folklore. He was most closely identified with the American Philosophical Society where he served at various times as curator, secretary, and librarian. He died in 1895. $40.00

[002996] Webster, T. B. L.. SOME UNPUBLISHED GREEK VASES. ill. Plates. England: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1939. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Very Good From Volume 83 of "Memoirs & Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Session 1938-39. pp.189-207. most pages uncut. Pale blue covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Fine. 3 plates. $50.00