Echo of Greece, The – Edith Hamilton
VG/G

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Echo of Greece by Edith Hamilton in a new archival wrap. First  Edition unstated, 1957 W. W> Norton with 57-5498 LOC number on copyright page. First Printing with no subsequent printing.

The book is in Very Good condition with bright boards with a strong sheen on the front, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s address label on the front paste down. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Good condition with moderate surface wear, a sunned spine and heavy edge wear, chips and tears. The rear cover has a damp stain but the front is clean and bright. First state jacket with the $3.95 price on the front flap. Looks attractive in a new Brodart archival wrap.

‘Fourth-century Athens has a special claim on our attention,’ writes the author, ‘apart from the great men it produced, for it is the prelude to the end of Greece…The kind of events that took place in the great free government of the ancient world may, by reason of unchanging human nature, be repeated in the modern world. The course that Athens followed can be to us not only a record of old unhappy far-off things but a blueprint of what may happen again.’