Horace by Horace, translated by Philip Francis
$55.00
An early nineteenth-century English translation of Horace, translated by the Rev. Philip Francis and revised by Henry James Pye, Poet Laureate to George III. This compact 1806 London edition was published by W. Suttaby, B. Crosby & Co. and C. Corral and includes an engraved frontispiece and engraved title page.
Publisher: W. Suttaby, B. Crosby & Co. / C. Corral, London
Publication year: 1806
Format: Leather-bound hardcover
Pages: xxiv, 453
Language: English
Condition: Antiquarian leather-bound volume with heavy rubbing and wear to the boards, spine and extremities, bumped/worn corners, age-toning and foxing, and visible staining to the engraved title/frontispiece area. Binding remains present but shows substantial age and use.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, CLASSICS, FICTION BOOKS, POETRY, POETRY BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: FICTION
Category: 1806, A004, ANTIQUARIAN, BOOKS, CLASSICS, FICTION, HENRY JAMES PYE, HORACE, PHILIP FRANCIS, POETRY
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