TWO VOLUME SET. RARE critical edition of the original Greek text of all seven tragedies and excerpts by the great ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles. Contains extensive notes in Latin under the Greek text in both volumes, and many variant readings and additional notes at the end of vol.2. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 215x140mm. XVI+847 pages (pagination: XVI+335/336-847). Quarter-leather marbled board Hardcover with gilt spine. Two title-stickers on spine. Text block edges marbled. Cover yellowing, slightly curved, rubbed and dirty. Cover corners bumped and worn. Spine dirty and somewhat stained. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pencil notes on several pages. Many pages age-stained/water-stained - NO damage to text. Pages yellowing and wavy. [VOL.I]: [VOL.II]: Rear inner cover and whitepage age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and influential 19th-century two-volume critical edition of works by Sophocles is otherwise in good condition.