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Horace: 'The Country, That's the Place to Live!' (Epode II, Beatus ille qui procul negotiis)
by Horace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eureka, California, United States
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About This Item
George & Helen Macy, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. [12] pages. Privately printed for the 'friends and near friends' of the publishers. A poem in iambic meter about a roman businessman who dreams of giving up the rat race of city life for a leisurely life of a country patriarch with a wife who cares for the cattle. English translation from the Latin by George Macy. First edition (first printing). Green cloth with gold lettering on cover. A very good hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Foxing to endpapers and page edges.
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- Bookseller
- Eureka Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 266553
- Title
- Horace: 'The Country, That's the Place to Live!' (Epode II, Beatus ille qui procul negotiis)
- Author
- Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George & Helen Macy
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eureka Books
Biblio member since 2008
Eureka, California
About Eureka Books
Eureka Books, established in 1987, is a classic antiquarian shop with books in all subjects and price ranges. We're open Monday - Saturday in Old Town Eureka, California.
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