The Oracle at Delphi

Amandry, Pierre. LA MANTIQUE APOLLINIENNE À DELPHES : ESSAI SUR LE FONCTIONNEMENT DE L'ORACLE. Paris: E. de Boccard, 1950. 8vo, later tan quarter morocco with brown cloth sides; spine with two raised bands, lettered in brown; brown endpapers; original printed card covers bound in. 290, (2) pages; 6 plates. Annotated in pencil. Inscribed by the author. Handwritten notes and printed auxiliary matter housed in pocket on rear board. Spine scuffed and discolored; very good or better. An important work, arguing forcibly against the notion that the Pythia spoke gibberish that had to be interpreted by the priests. Thèses pour le doctorat ès lettres présentée à la Faculté des Lettres de l’Université de Paris.