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RARE GREEK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION COPY – 1939 ΕΠΕΤΗΡΙΣ ΦΙΛΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ «ΠΑΡΝΑΣΣΟΣ» PARNASSOS PHILOLOGICAL SOCIETY YEARBOOK – 1936–1939 DOUBLE INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT HIPPOCRATES KARAVIAS TO DR. SPILIOS CHARAMIS
An exceptional and historically significant surviving publication from the intellectual and cultural life of interwar Greece.
Offered here is the 1939 edition of the Epeteris (Επετηρίς), the annual yearbook of the historic Philological Society “Parnassos” (Φιλολογικός Σύλλογος «Παρνασσός»), one of Athens’ oldest and most distinguished cultural and literary institutions.
This substantial volume documents the Society’s activities during the years 1936–1939 and represents the final publication of the original Epeteris series before its interruption in 1939.
A REMARKABLE ASSOCIATION COPY – TWO PERSONAL DEDICATIONS
The exceptional feature of this particular copy is its double handwritten dedication by Hippocrates S. Karavias (Ιπποκράτης Σ. Καραβίας), the prominent Greek jurist and long-serving President of the Parnassos Society from 1932 to 1953.
The personal presentation inscriptions appear in two separate locations:
The recipient was Dr. Spilios Charamis (Σπήλιος Χαραμής, 1869–1956), a distinguished Greek ophthalmologist, University of Athens academic and prominent figure in the medical and intellectual life of interwar Greece.
Charamis served as a university lecturer and held important hospital positions, including the directorship of the Athens Eye Hospital.
The connection between the Society’s president and such a distinguished academic makes this a particularly interesting example of a personal scholarly association copy.
THE PARNASSOS PHILOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Founded in Athens in 1865, the Philological Society “Parnassos” became one of the principal centres of Greek intellectual and cultural life.
Its publications documented literary, historical, archaeological and scholarly research, as well as the activities and cultural initiatives of the Society.
The Epeteris was published between 1896 and 1939, comprising 17 volumes across its publishing history.
The 1939 issue is especially significant: it marks the end of this historic publication series, which would not resume in its original form. The Society’s journal was subsequently revived in 1959 under a new series.
ABOUT HIPPOCRATES KARAVIAS
Hippocrates S. Karavias was a distinguished Greek jurist and scholar who presided over the Parnassos Philological Society from 1932 until 1953. His long presidency encompassed a significant period of Greek political, social and cultural history, including the turbulent years surrounding the Second World War. His personal inscriptions in this volume provide a tangible connection to the Society’s leadership and its intellectual circles during the final years of the pre-war period.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
CONDITION
Good vintage condition. The original paper covers display natural age-toning, light edge wear and minor fraying around the spine, consistent with an original softcover publication from 1939. The interior text block is clean, tight and complete, with no missing pages. Both handwritten dedications remain crisp, clear and fully legible. The Society’s circular stamp is also preserved. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they document the actual item and its condition.
A RARE PIECE OF GREEK INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
This is much more than an old institutional yearbook. It is a personally inscribed historical document connecting the leadership of one of Greece’s most important cultural societies with a distinguished member of the Greek medical and academic establishment.
An excellent acquisition for collectors of:
An authentic and particularly interesting survivor from 1939, distinguished by its double personal dedication and documented association with two notable figures of modern Greek history.
ORIGINAL 1939 PUBLICATION – DOUBLE INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARNASSOS SOCIETY.
