Arthur Pickard-Cambridge — The Dramatic Festivals of Athens

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a comprehensive study into the historic dramatic festivals of Ancient Athens, written by an eminent authority within the field. The first edition of Dramatic Festivals of Athens, written by British scholar and eminent authority on Hellenic theatre Arthur Wallace Pickard-Cambridge. Published in 1953, a year after his death, with a posthumous note by fellow classicist T.B.L. Webster. In the publisher's original cloth, with all two-hundred and seven illustrated plates of Hellenic art displaying scenes and activities at dramatic festivals. Collated complete.   A thorough examination of Ancient Athenian theatre, Pickard-Cambridge considered the work to be the final installment of a project which took many years to complete and was begun with his Theatre of Dionysus eight years earlier. Elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1934, he was knighted for his services to academia and classics in 1950. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd faint mark to boards. Fading to the extremities, heavier to the spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are bright and clean, with previous owner's ink inscription to front free end paper. Slight wear to head of hinge between front free end paper and blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with faint age toning to leaf extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .