The Satires and Epistles of Horace (College Series of Latin Authors)
by HORACE (Quintus Horatius Flaccus); GREENOUGH, J. B. (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
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About This Item
Boston: Ginn & Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A presentation of the satires and epistles of Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), the poet of ancient Rome. Intended for an English-speaking Latin student, the poems are written in Latin in two sections, with generous English-language footnotes on each page. Edited, with an introduction to each section by J. B. Greenough. An entry in publisher's College Series of Latin Authors. --- In dark green cloth with cover titling in black, spine titling in gilt. --- With a partial split at front of book (which doesn't affect the stability of the binding), prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, rubbing & chafing to cloth and a few stray interior pencilings, else a sturdy, fully readable copy.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; ix, 306, [6, ads] pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88294
- Title
- The Satires and Epistles of Horace (College Series of Latin Authors)
- Author
- HORACE (Quintus Horatius Flaccus); GREENOUGH, J. B. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1887
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Poetry;
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