Decorative and special volume of an attractive collection of myths from Greece and Rome with frontispiece, and 63 full-page illustrations, and monochrome plats ‘The Myths Of Greece And Rome Their Stories, Signification And Origin’. This generously illustrated book of classical myths has become a classic itself, long prized for its simple, graphic, accurate retelling of the principal myths of Greece and Rome, and for its commentary on their origins and significance. The myths, as H. A. Guerber observes in her preface, "have inspired so much of the best thought in English literature that a knowledge of them is often essential to the understanding of what we read." Item Description Special edition of this lovely decorative volume. Profusely illustrated with frontispiece, and 63 full-page plates from famous pictures and statues taken from famous artists, including Lord Leighton, G. F. Watts, B. Picart and Michael Angelo. Published by George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1909. Publisher’s original green cloth boards, decorated and lettered in gilt on the upper board and spine. Top page edge gilt. Book Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm and Number of Pages: 395 including Glossary and Index. Condition Firm and well-bound copy. Light wear to boards’ corners and minor rubbing to head and foot of spine. Internally; the book in good condition. An awarded red label dated 1909 on inside front cover page. Scattered foxing, and spotting marks to first and last free endpaper pages, and to some pages throughout. All plates are present and bright (Please see pictures). The Author: “Hélène Adeline Guerber (1859–1929), better known as H. A. Guerber, was a British historian most well known for her written histories of Germanic mythology. Her most well-known work is Myths of the Norsemen, The Myths of Greece & Rome, Legends of the Rhine, Stories of the Wagner Opera, The Book of the Epic, The Story of the Chosen People, The Story of the Greeks, The Story of the Romans, Legends of the Middle Ages, The Story of the Renaissance and Reformation, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, and The Story of the Great Republic.”