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The Bucolics of Virgil, Literally Translated Into English Prose from the Text of Heyne With the Scanning of Each Verse, the Synthetical Order, a More Free Translation, and a Copious Body of Notes Explanatory, Critical and Historical
by Edwards, T. W. C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Matthew Iley. Good with no dust jacket. 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Xvi, 17-208 pp. With index and a vocabulary "of all the words that occur in the Eclogues". Small quarto in what appears to be original 3/4 leather with 5 raised bands to the spine, gilt in the compartments, brown marbled boards with matching endpapers. Normal small wear to the boards, interior has an owner name that looks early, there is some foxing throughout but otherwise clean and unmarked. Latin text at the top with notes and helps underneath. A very attractive nearly-200 year old translation of Virgil's Bucolics with lots of critical help. Edwards was a classicist who wrote the Eton Latin Grammar as well as works on Sophocles and Euripides. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11945
- Title
- The Bucolics of Virgil, Literally Translated Into English Prose from the Text of Heyne With the Scanning of Each Verse, the Synthetical Order, a More Free Translation, and a Copious Body of Notes Explanatory, Critical and Historical
- Author
- Edwards, T. W. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Matthew Iley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Virgil, Vergil, Bucolics, Latin_poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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