Dialogorum Selectorum Libri Duo.
by Lucian of Samosata
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Fallon, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London:: E[lizabeth] Hodgkinson & T. Hodgkin for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright & R. Chiswel,, 1677.. Scarce edition.. 12mo.. Williiam Dugard (1606-1662) ,ed. & Latin trans. A6[ A1blank], beta-zeta12, eta 6, b-G12, H12 [H12 blank] Early calf boards, rebacked, 19th c. armorial bookplate of George Bridgeman, old owner's inscriptions on front blank including Orlando & George Bridgeman (dated 1685, ancestors?). First endpaper and verso of last leaf with ink notes. Nice copy. First half of text is Greek, second half is Latin translation. Lucian (cA.D. 115-c200) rhetorician who earned his living by traveling and declaiming. At the age of forty he gave up that life and settled down to write his "dialogues". These satiric pieces were to be what he is most famous for. This volume contains the "Dialogues of the Dead", short dialogues held in the lower world with such characters as Pluto, Charon, Menippus, Diogenes, Alexander, and Achilles. Wing L3428a. ESTC r3026. Hoffmann II,540.
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- Bookseller
- Dark Parks Books & Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20108
- Title
- Dialogorum Selectorum Libri Duo.
- Author
- Lucian of Samosata
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Scarce edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E[lizabeth] Hodgkinson & T. Hodgkin for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright & R. Chiswel,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1677.
- Pages
- [2 blank],[10],132,165,[3 blank]pp.
- Size
- 12mo.
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Early english printed books specializing in occult, science, religion and oddities. We also have a strong emphasis on modern first editions of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
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