The Grecian History – Temple Stanyan – 1759 | First Irish Edition, Folding Map

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The grecian history – temple stanyan – 1759 | first irish edition, folding map | first irish edition of temple stanyan’s grecian history, presenting political and mythological content on ancient greece, including a fold-out map and prominent figures such as socrates, pericles, and philip ii.

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First Irish edition of Temple Stanyan’s Grecian History, presenting political and mythological content on Ancient Greece, including a fold-out map and prominent figures such as Socrates, Pericles, and Philip II.

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The Grecian History, from the original of Greece, to the death of Philip of Macedon by Temple Stanyan was published in Dublin in 1759 as the first Irish edition. This book covers Greek political events and military campaigns from mythic origins through Philip II’s rule. Notable subjects include the wars with Persia, the Peloponnesian War, and figures such as Socrates, Alcibiades, and Pythagoras. Mythological references include Ulysses, Helena, Theseus, and Jupiter. The large foldout map is included.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The Grecian History, from the original of Greece, to the death of Philip of Macedon
  • Author(s): Temple Stanyan
  • Publisher: Dublin, printed for A. Leathley and J. Exshaw
  • Edition: First Irish edition, 1759
  • Format: (8vo), two volumes in one tome
  • Binding: Original full leather with gilt title on spine
  • Size:  8.25 in x 5.25 in (21 cm x 13.3 cm)
  • Collation:
    • Vol 1: [2], [iv], [7], 319, [12] pp;
    • Vol 2: [8], 245, [7] pp
  • Illustrations: fold-out map of Ancient Greece
  • Contents Include:
    • Fold-out map of Ancient Greece
    • Greek military conflicts with Persia and Xerxes
    • References to Jupiter, Ulysses, Helena, Theseus
    • Socrates, Pericles, Themistocles, and Pythagoras
    • Political legacy of Alcibiades, Philip II of Macedon, and his son Alexander the Great

 

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather binding remains tight with only minimal wear to edges. Spine gilt is clear. The text block is secure. Pages show uniform toning without foxing. The fold-out map is complete with no tearing. Internally clean with no annotations.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First Irish edition
  • Includes complete fold-out map
  • References to Greek mythology

 

Item Number: # 28980

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

European History

Authors

Temple Stanyan

Printing Date

18th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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