Books belonging to Professor Guthrie, with annotations and inscriptions, 1915 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Including annotations in his hand or inscriptions from the authors to Guthrie. Includes (with inscriptions from the authors): Philip Vellacott's translation of 'Euripedes' Alcestis and other plays' (1953); 'Napoleon' by Herbert Butterfield (1939); 'Gold Khan', translated by Norman Cohn (1946), with accompanying letter; 'Plato, Timaeus', Penguin Classics (1965), translated with an introduction [and inscription] by Desmond Lee. Also includes: 'Abbeys' by M. R. James, inscribed 'W.K.C. Guthrie from Jerry and Marjorie, Xmas 1925'; 'Plato: The Laws', Penguin Classics (1970), with annotations by Guthrie.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1974
Creator
- From the Fonds: Guthrie, William Keith Chambers, 1906 -1981 (historian and classicist) (Person)
Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Guthrie family
Finding aid date
2018-10-31 13:33:34+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Downing College Archive
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