George Grote's History of Greece

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George Grote's History of Greece

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1TAHorton
Oct 18, 2016, 7:22 am

Hi all,

I'm looking into getting this set and wondering if there is an edition to look for or avoid. Anyone have an idea?

Thanks.

2shikari
Edited: Oct 19, 2016, 11:18 pm

If I were you (but I'm east of the Atlantic) I'd get a late 19th century John Murray edition in ten or twelve volumes. The Dent Everyman edition is a little tatty and is probably (if my own set is anything to go by) getting a little weak in the bindings. The surviving Murray sets are often school prizes, so are both little used and attractively bound, and available for no more than a POD paperback booksploitation set. I don't know anything about its US publication history, though.

3TAHorton
Oct 20, 2016, 1:04 pm

Thank you, that is just the type of info I was after.

4shikari
Oct 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

Do post photos here if you get a set!