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The Odes, Epodes, and Carmen Seculare of Horace, In Latin and English. With Critical Notes Collected from the Best Latin and Frence Commentators (Volume I only)
by Horace (Rev. Phillip Francis, Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: S. Powell, 1742. Quintus Horatius Flaccus ("Horace"). 65-27 BCE. The leading lyric poet of the Augustan age, his works were almost lost during the Middle Ages. Although Dryden called him "a well-mannered court slave," his popularity was restored in the Age of Enlightenment. Reverend Phillip Francis (1708?-1773) was a noted educator, one of whose pupils was the classicist Edward Gibbon. This seems to have been a popular publication, with several hundred subscribers to the edition listed within. The Latin text is on the left, opposed by Mr. Francis's English translation, and with extensive notes throughout. W.B. Stanford, in "Ireland and the Classic Tradition " (1978) observes that "Out of the multitudinous translations the best, perhaps (was) Philip Francis' Horace." An uncommon title. This is a Very Good copy of the True First Edition. Most copies held institutionally are later London printings. This is Volume One only (Volume II was issued separately). Octavo; full leather (calf) binding. Covers ruled in gilt; five raised bands on the spine. Heavily rubbed; the covers have split; although holding, they are loose. Front endpapers are missing. The text is generally bright and clean; 314 pages, with any foxing confined to the first few; small hole to upper right-hand corners of the Preface. Please note the condition issue.The condition of the book is delicate, and Quercus prefers to offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of restoration and/or repair. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Seller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 002044
- Title
- The Odes, Epodes, and Carmen Seculare of Horace, In Latin and English. With Critical Notes Collected from the Best Latin and Frence Commentators (Volume I only)
- Author
- Horace (Rev. Phillip Francis, Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- S. Powell
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1742
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical History and Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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