OLYMPIA - 4 editions:

Book Description:

The printer/publisher is J. Coster, widow of Groningen.

The book was published in 1732.

The book was approved by C. Klugkist (Pastor in Zuidbroek and Muntendam) and H. Stegnerus (V.D.M. in Noortbroek).

The book can be read at: OLYMPIA, dat is Olymp-speelen der Grieken, nagebootst van den Romeinen  and comprises 496 pages.

The work is dedicated to Joan Lewe, Lord of Middelstum (1683-1737), and his wife Amelia Maria Clant (1682-1733), residents of Borg Ewsum.

Details:

The book was published by his son Meinardus after the death of Theodorus Antonides. A second edition appeared in 1733. In 1984, a photomechanical reprint (278 copies) was published by De Vrieseborch in Haarlem. A special edition (5 copies) of this last book was also published in vellum and with gilt lettering.

There are four different editions of the book: "OLYMPIA, that is, Olympian Games of the Greeks, imitated from the Romans, taken from ancient Greek and Roman authors.

1. The original edition from 1732 - The list of still existing books can be found at: Olympia - 1732 

2. The second edition from 1733 - This second edition was printed by Warnerus Febens, a bookseller south of the town hall, in Agricola. The list of surviving books can be found at: Olympia - 1733 

3.The 1984 photomechanical reprint - The 1984 publication is a complete and unaltered copy of the original 1732 publication. The only additions to the 1984 publication are a table of contents and a few lines stating that the book has been reissued "out of respect for the work done by Theodorus Antonides, which has remained virtually unnoticed until now."

The Haarlem bookseller and publisher Dolf de Vries initiated this edition. 

More about Dolf de Vries. 

This book was published by Uitgeverij de Vrieseborch, Jacobijnestraat 5 in Haarlem.

The book cost 145 guilders in 1984.

This edition was printed in an edition of 278 copies. This reprint is available at various libraries: https://search.worldcat.org/nl. 

In addition, this book is regularly offered for sale on various sales sites.

4.The special edition of the photomechanical reprint in parchment with gold lettering. Five copies were likely printed. This book cost 490 guilders in 1984. Only one copy of this edition is known to exist. It is housed in the Royal Library in The Hague.