1865 Xenophon L’Anabase II Greek French Paris Hachette Leather Antique

Antique 1865 Paris Edition - Xénophon "L'Anabase II" - Les Auteurs Grecs Series

Published in Paris by Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, printed by Ch. Lahure, Rue de Fleurus, this dual-language Greek and French scholarly volume presents Books V-VII of Xenophon's Anabasis, one of antiquity's most admired works of classical literature.

Edited and translated by M. P. de Parnayon (Lycée Napoléon) and M. Talbot (Collège Rollin), this 1865 academic issue is part of the Les Auteurs Grecs collection — a series prized by 19th-century scholars and collectors of Hachette's educational imprints.

Binding & Presentation:

Original half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, raised gilt-tooled bands, and bright gold spine lettering. Marbled endpapers in rich tones of blue, red, and ochre remain vivid — a hallmark of French bookbinding of the era.

Page block shows uniform, warm toning consistent with age. Text remains crisp and legible in both Greek and French, with dual-column formatting and analytical summaries preceding each book.

Condition Details:

- Leather shows moderate rubbing and flaking along hinges and corners, with some surface cracks to the spine — common in volumes of this age.

- Boards remain firmly attached, hinges sound, and text block tight with no detached pages.

- Interior pages remarkably clean, free of major tears, writing, or staining

- A few lower page edges display creased corners and small paper tears (see photos) — confined to margins and do not affect the printed text.

- Edges and corners softened, lending the authentic patina and feel of a genuine 19th-century academic text.

- Retains the original marbled endpapers and sewn binding, a feature often lost in later rebinding.

Overall, a well-preserved and structurally solid example of a 160-year-old French classical text, ideal for collectors, libraries, or display in a period study.

Printed: Paris, 1865

Language: Greek with dual French translation and notes

A handsome and scholarly artifact of 19th-century publishing — both decorative and academically significant, reflecting the refined craftsmanship and intellectual prestige of the era.