“Hope was the only spirit that stayed there in the unbreakable
“closure of the jar, under its rim, and could not fly forth
“abroad, for the lid of the great jar closed down first and contained her…”
A beautiful volume of collected works by the ancient Greek poet, Hesiod.
Author: Hesiod (translated by Richmond Lattimore)
Title: The Works and Days, Theogony, and The Shield of Herakles
Edition: Third printing
Published: Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 1962
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 241p
Condition: Very good condition dust jacket with mild edge wear—in new protector. Boards and spine clean and bright with slight crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages clear. Traces of foxing on top edge.
Comments: Handsome copy
