1875 The Odyssey of Homer translated by Alexander Pope With Notes by Theodore…
; Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley [ed.]. often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy. In a half green calf binding, with marbled boards and endpapers. Fair – As with good only above but with other faults.
The Iliad by Homer 1943, Heritage Press HC with Slipcase
Nice condition for the age.
Quintilianus Marcus Fabius 1738 FULL VELLUM; Ancient Classics Oratory 1700s Rare
Gottingae: Apud Abram Vandenhoeck, 1738, 4to. Attractive on the shelf. Central design to board in blind with panelled design, boards double-lined at edges in blind. An attractive binding. Joints cracked but with the boards attached.
Terence’s Comedies 1536 ESTIENNE FOLIO; Ancient Classics Post-Incunable 1st Ed.
USTC records just 9 copies held institutionally worldwide. A nice copy in an 18th century full calf binding. Parisiis: Ex Officina Robert Stephani,1536, folio. Collates as complete through the main text, but lacks the final leaf (B6) which would have been a blank with the printer’s device verso.
The Works of Claudian 1650 Elzevir Press Vellum Binding STUNNING Copy; Classics
An attractive copy of the Elzevir Press edition of Claudian’s Works preserved in its contemporary vellum binding, complete with its magnificent engraved title very much characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age.
Pliny’s Letters 1640 Elzevir Press Vellum Binding STUNNING Ancient Classics
Contemporary full vellum, titles in contemporary MS ink to spine, faded. Endpapers toned, but internally a fresh copy. An attractive copy. C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolarum Libri X et Panegyricus.