A bearded old man; representing old age. Stipple engraving, 19th century.

A sick old man with the woes of old age. Engraving by B. Lépicié, 1745, after E. Jeaurat.

Crowds of old and infirm people arrive at the fountain of youth to drink the special water; to the left are a group of youthful people dancing and singing, rejuvenated by the spring. Engraving by Boilard, ca. 1720.

Head of an old woman. Stipple engraving.

An old woman, sitting in the nude. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.

The three ages of man: a couple embrace, children play with hoops and toys, and an old couple eat at a table. Engraving by P. Fürst, 1652.

An old man dozing in a chair; representing the eightieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.

Isaac Lamb, a centenarian, sitting on a chair outdoors, winding the handle of a gramophone. Photograph, ca 1921.

An old man is sitting in a cart being offered food, women are cooking and children are playing and eating. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.

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De senectute, De amicitia, De divinatione / Cicero ; with an English translation by William Armistead Falconer.

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10 unnumbered pages, 141 pages, 2 unnumbered pages

Cato major, or, The book of old age / first written by M.T. Cicero ; and now excellently Englished by William Austin of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ; with annotations upon the names of the men and places.

1 print : etching, with line engraving ; platemark 45.5 x 60 cm

Johns Hopkins University studies in archaeology

Old age among the ancient Greeks : the Greeks portrayal of old age in literature, art, and inscriptions, with a study of the duration of life among the ancient Greeks on the basis of inscriptional evidence / by Bessie Ellen Richardson.

How we grow old : and our short stories / Richard Amos.

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De senectute, De amicitia, De divinatione / Cicero ; with an English translation by William Armistead Falconer.

Cato major, or, The book of old age / first written by M.T. Cicero ; and now excellently Englished by William Austin of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ; with annotations upon the names of the men and places.

Crowds of old and infirm people arrive at the fountain of youth to drink the special water; to the left are a group of youthful people dancing and singing, rejuvenated by the spring. Engraving by Boilard, ca. 1720.

Old age among the ancient Greeks : the Greeks portrayal of old age in literature, art, and inscriptions, with a study of the duration of life among the ancient Greeks on the basis of inscriptional evidence / by Bessie Ellen Richardson.

How we grow old : and our short stories / Richard Amos.

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Old age

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De senectute, De amicitia, De divinatione / Cicero ; with an English translation by William Armistead Falconer.

Cato major, or, The book of old age / first written by M.T. Cicero ; and now excellently Englished by William Austin of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ; with annotations upon the names of the men and places.

Crowds of old and infirm people arrive at the fountain of youth to drink the special water; to the left are a group of youthful people dancing and singing, rejuvenated by the spring. Engraving by Boilard, ca. 1720.

Old age among the ancient Greeks : the Greeks portrayal of old age in literature, art, and inscriptions, with a study of the duration of life among the ancient Greeks on the basis of inscriptional evidence / by Bessie Ellen Richardson.

How we grow old : and our short stories / Richard Amos.

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