Christopher smart trans (4 resultados)
Editorial: Printed for T. Carnan, London, 1780
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Librería: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, Estados Unidos de AmericaJeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
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EUR 157,57
Envío por EUR 6,56Se envía dentro de Estados Unidos de AmericaCantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
2 vols. 12mo, old full sheep. The Fifth Edition. Joints cracked; leather chipped and worm-damaged in one area; cords still strong. Some light, inoffensive foxing or age-toning to text.
Más imágenesEditorial: J. Dodsley, London, 1765
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Librería: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Reino UnidoRooke Books PBFA
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Condición: Usado - Muy bueno
EUR 302,77
Envío por EUR 22,33Se envía de Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de AmericaCantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Leather. Condición: Near Fine. A smart first edition of Christopher Smart"s translation of Phaedrus, with the Latin text preserved opposite the English translation. Rebound in a smart later quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards, endpapers renewed. First edition of Christopher Smart"s poetical translation of the fables o…f Phaedrus. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece designed by Samuel Wale and engraved by Charles Grignion. Collated, complete. The work is printed with the Latin original on the facing page, and includes the Appendix of Gudius and a parsing index for learners. Phaedrus (c.15 BC-c. 50 AD) was a little known Roman fabulist, nothing is recorded of his life except for what can be inferred from his poems. A pleasing edition of Phaedrus, making this classic collection of fables accessible through Smart"s fluent English verse. Rebound in a smart later quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards, endpapers renewed.Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if characteristically age toned with one or two spots and handling marks, heavier to first and last few leaves. Offsetting from frontispiece to title page. Near Fine. S. Wale (ilustrador). book.
Más imágenesEditorial: J. Newbery, London, 1756
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- Primera edición
Librería: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Reino UnidoRooke Books PBFA
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Condición: Usado - Aceptable
EUR 478,38
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Leather. Condición: Good. First edition. The very scarce two volume first edition of Christopher Smart's English language prose translation of Horace's works, with parallel text in both Latin and English. A very scarce first edition of Smart's translation, complete in two volumes. In Latin and English, printed in parallel. In th…ese volumes, Christopher Smart translates Horace's Latin works into English prose. Early editions of this work are hard to find, as the text was often used in schools as it was an educational tool for those learning Latin. ESTC T52766. With title pages in red and black. [1], a2, B-2F6; [1], B-2N6, 2O2. Collated, complete. With armorial bookplates of Wood of Hollin-Hall and Cecil Hutchinson Hopwood to front pastedowns and front free endpapers. Inscription of Cecil Hopwood to vol. 1 a1 and vol. 2 B1. Horace was a leading Augustan poet whose lyrical poems were penned in hexameter verse and the caustic iambic. In full calf bindings. Lacking spine labels. Small losses of calf to back strip head and tail. Joints starting, with boards somewhat tenderly held by cords only. Volume II front free endpaper detached and loosely inserted. Bookplates to front pastedowns and front free endpapers. Inscriptions to vol. 1 a1 and vol. 2 B1. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but generally clean and bright. Good. None (ilustrador). book.
Más imágenesEditorial: J. Newberry, London, 1762
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Librería: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Reino UnidoRooke Books PBFA
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Condición: Usado - Bueno
EUR 544,99
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Leather. Condición: Very Good. The two volume second edition of Christopher Smart's English language prose translation of Horace's works. The second edition, complete in two volumes. In Latin and English, printed in parallel. In these volumes, Christopher Smart translates Horace's Latin works into English prose. The work was fir…st published in 1756 and was subsequently reprinted frequently due to its accessible nature. Early editions of this work are hard to find, as the text was very often used in schools as it was a great educational tool for those learning Latin. ESTC No. T52767 Inscription to front free endpaper head and to title page head of volume II, with bookplate of Finborough Library to front pastedowns. Horace was a leading Augustan poet whose lyrical poems were penned in hexameter verse and the caustic iambic. In a full calf binding. Minor losses of calf to back strip head and tail. Front joints and volume II rear joint head and tail starting, with boards firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedowns, and inscriptions to front free endpaper heads and title page head of volume II. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. None (ilustrador). book.
