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LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY. Greek (19) and Latin (2) authors. 1918-94. 21 vols. of the series. Ocl. w. (15) dust-j. (Some wear to the dust-j.). NOTE: I.a.: SOPHOCLES. Ed. H. Lloyd-Jones. 1994. 2 vols. -- GREEK LYRIC. Ed. D. A. Campbell. 1988-94. 5 vols. -- GREEK ANTHOLOGY. Vols. I-IV. Transl. W. Paton. 1918-70. 4 (of 5) vols.

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LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY. Greek (19) and Latin (2) authors. 1918-94. 21 vols. of the series. Ocl. w. (15) dust-j. (Some wear to the dust-j.). NOTE: I.a.: SOPHOCLES. Ed. H. Lloyd-Jones. 1994. 2 vols. -- GREEK LYRIC. Ed. D. A. Campbell. 1988-94. 5 vols. -- GREEK ANTHOLOGY. Vols. I-IV. Transl. W. Paton. 1918-70. 4 (of 5) vols.

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