The Rape of Proserpine, From Claudian. In Three Books. With the story of Sextus and Erichtho, From Lucan's Pharsalia, Book 6. Translated by Mr. Jabez Hughes
por CLAUDIANUS, Claudius
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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London: Printed by J. D. and sold by Ferd. Burleigh, 1714. xii, 116pp. Recent brown half-morocco, tan cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers, initial gathering foxed and toned, else internally clean and crisp. The first edition of a discerning verse translation by Jabez Hughes (1684/5-1731) of Latin poet Claudian's (c.370-c.404) influential unfinished mythological epic De raptu Proserpinae, to which is subjoined the tale of Erichto extracted from the sixth book of Marcus Annaeus Lucanus' (39-65 AD) Pharsalia. A second edition, corrected and enlarged with notes, appeared in 1723. ESTC records copies at only four locations in the British Isles (BL, Cambridge, Oxford, and York), and a further seven in North America. ESTC T2363.. First edition. 8vo.
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- Livreiro
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- AQ15132
- Título
- The Rape of Proserpine, From Claudian. In Three Books. With the story of Sextus and Erichtho, From Lucan's Pharsalia, Book 6. Translated by Mr. Jabez Hughes
- Autor
- CLAUDIANUS, Claudius
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Printed by J. D. and sold by Ferd. Burleigh
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1714
- Palavras-chave
- Poetry, Verse
- Size
- 8vo
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Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
