Greetings Jeff55! I took the liberty of organizing the information I
found to make the search easier for you. Here are sites I found where
you can get a copy of Lempriere's Classical Dictionary:
Alibris.com
Lempriere's Classical Dictionary by Lempriere. Price: $16.94
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=3851615&ptit=Lempri%E8re%27s%20classical%20dictionary%3C%21%2D%2D%20Lempriere%20%2D%2D%3E&pauth=Lempri%E8re%2C%20John%3C%21%2D%2D%20Lempriere%20%2D%2D%3E&pisbn=&pbest=16%2E94&pbestnew=1000000%2E00&pqty=1&pqtynew=0&matches=1&qsort=r
More books of John Lempriere from Alibris.com
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AddALL.com
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Classical Dictionary
Author: John A. Lempriere
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gordon Press Publishers
Published Date: 01/01/1973
List: USD $600.00
ISBN: 0879688785
http://www.addall.com/Browse/Detail/0879688785.html
AddAll has links to several online bookstores just in case you want to
look for other sources.Simply use "Lempriere's Classical Dictionary"
for title search and "Lempriere" for author search.
http://www.addall.com/AddBooks/Stores.html
Barnes and Noble
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Lempriere%27s+Classical+Dictionary&userid=2BKF2V9RD0&sourceid=00002121736379540069&bfdate=12%2D16%2D2002+20%3A15%3A43
Blackwell's online Bookshop
http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/bobuk/scripts/search_results.jsp
Additional Description:
Belmont Abbey College: Rare Books & Special Collections: An Online
Exhibition 1474-1900
"This was the first American edition of Lempriere's Biblioteca
Classica (1788), which the British Museum annotator described as "the
first of a new kind of manual: the rendering of a body of knowledge
not easily accessible in any other form into a system of alphabetical
articles for the use of those who lack the time or the learning to
seek out the original sources; the 'Oxford Companion' series is a
distinguished descendant." [PMM] Lempriere's Dictionary has special
fame as a source of inspiration to Keats."
http://www.bac.edu/library/rarebooks/Lempriere.htm
Here are some excerpt's from Lempriere's Classical Dictionary (1788):
"Sibyllae"
http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/mws/lastman/sibyl.htm
"Pandora"
http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/mws/lastman/pandora.htm
Other possible sources where you can buy:
You might want to consider buying the "Dictionary of Classical
Mythology" by Pierre Grimal from Barnes and Noble
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?userid=2BKF2V9RD0). A comment
from this site says:
"For a long time there has been a need to replace the useful but very
outdated Classical Dictionary of Lempriere. For factual and historical
matters this was done years ago by the Oxford Classical Dictionary;
and, with the publication of Pierre Grimal's Dictionary of Classical
Mythology, Lempriere can finally be relegated to the shelf reserved
for books which have honourably outlived their usefulness."
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/textbooks/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0631201025
Cornwall Business Systems
"We are also investigating the possibility of putting the Lempriere
Classical Dictionary onto CD. If you have any suggestions for possible
titles then we would like to hear from you."
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cornwall_business_systems/classics.htm
They might already have a copy in CD format so for your convenience,
here's their contact info:
E-mail: Laurence@CornishRoots.co.uk Phone (01209) 217 616
Cornwall Business Systems,CBS House,Albany Road,Redruth,Cornwall TR15
2HY,UK
Libraries:
Louisiana State University
Reference Books in Classical Studies at the Middleton Library
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/classicsrefbooks.html
University of Otago Library
Classical Studies
http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/subject_guides/classics.html
University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries
Selected Resources for Classical Languages and Literature
http://www.hawaii.edu/emailref/subject_guides/classical/ref.html
One site of interest is Lempriere.Net -- a website for all things
Lempriere.
"The most known Lempriere family member is John L. the author of
Lempriere's Classical Dictionary -- a reference book on mythology
published in 1788.
In the late 1990's, Lawrence Norfolk took the liberty of writing an
entirely fictional novel purporting to be about John's writing of the
massive work. Norfolk's work is entirely fiction."
http://lempriere.net/
Additional info about John A. Lempriere can be found here:
The 1911 Edition Encyclopedia
http://27.1911encyclopedia.org/L/LE/LEMPRIERE_JOHN.htm
Here is where you can buy the work by Lawrence Norfolk:
Amazon.com.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/468294/202-1839583-1334251
Lempriere's Dictionary by Lawrence Norfolk
List Price: £7.99
Our Price: £6.39
You Save: £1.60 (20%)
Used Price: £3.95
Availability: usually dispatched within 2 to 3 days.
"As the 17th century opens, a band of venturers forms the Honourable
Company of Merchants. In France the siege of La Rochelle ends with the
massacre of 30,000 people. Almost two centuries later, in 1788, John
Lempriere publishes his classical dictionary. This novel relates these
three events."
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749398191/202-1839583-1334251
You can find other works by Lawrence Norfolk at:
Amazon.com.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books-uk&field-author=Norfolk%2C%20Lawrence/202-1839583-1334251
Still more info can be found by clicking on the search results below.
Search Strategy:
"Classical Dictionary" Lempriere
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I hope this helps you. Should you have any comments/questions, please
feel free to post your clarification before rating this and I'll
attend to you as soon as possible. Merry Christmas and thanks for
asking.
Feilong |
