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Authentic 1881 two-volume edition of Thucydides, translated into English by renowned Oxford scholar Benjamin Jowett and published by Clarendon Press, Oxford.A wonderful 145-year-old scholarly set with tremendous antique character. The interior pages are substantially better preserved than the exterior bindings and remain clean, readable and attractive for their age.Volume I: Text
Volume II: Notes, Essay on Contemporary Inscriptions & additional dissertations.DETAILSAuthor: Thucydides
Translator: Benjamin Jowett
Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Year: 1881
Complete 2-volume set
Antique Victorian-era books
Original bookseller labels present
Approx. 24 cm / 9.4\" tall according to the published bibliographic record
CONDITIONSignificant exterior binding deterioration. Covers and spines show heavy wear, losses, separation, exposed board/paper and age-related deterioration as photographed.Interior pages are considerably better preserved than the exterior, remaining readable and generally clean for books published in 1881.Sold as an antique set in its present condition. Please review all photographs carefully. No restoration has been attempted.
