Aristophanes: The Eleven Comedies.

Limited edition of this collection of the Ancient Greek comic playwright's most famous works. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with engraved plates by Jean de Bosschere. The first volume contains The Knights, The Acharnians, Peace, Lysistrata, and The Clouds. The second volume contains The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, The Thesmophoriazusæ, The Ecclesiazusæ, and Plutus. One of 2,050 numbered copies, this is number 1528. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.