1903 The Greek Heroes: Stories Translated from Niebuhr

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

The very scarce first edition of this work.

An anthology of stories translated from Barthold Georg Niebuhr, a Danish-German statesman and historian, and leading historian of Ancient Rome in Germany.

Featuring tales of 'The Argonauts,' 'The Prowess of Hercules,' 'The Heraclidae,' 'The Story of Perseus,' and 'The Story of Theseus.'

Illustrated with four colour plates by the celebrated illustrator Arthur Rackham, and with further vignette illustrations by Rackham throughout. Collated, complete. 

This work was reprinted in 1910.

Advertisements to the recto of the rear wrap.

In the publisher's original cloth wraps.