OPPIAN'S HALIEUTICKS OF THE NATURE OF FISHES AND FISHING OF THE ANCIENTS IN V. BOOKS. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK, With an Account of Oppian's Life and Writings, and a Catalogue of His Fishes

Oppian (Oppianus)

Published by The Theater, Oxford, 1722

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First part translated by William Diaper: second part translated by John Jones who also wrote an account of Oppian's life and writings and compiled the catalogue of his fishes. (8) , 232, (7- list of subscribers). Contemporary full brown leather with decorative blind stamp to covers & 5 bands on spine. No spine label. Faded gilt dentelles on edges. Encased in a custom brown marbled covered slipcase. Illustrated with engraved title and tailpiece. Interior of text is very nice: bright, clean & intact without foxing. Front hinge cracked with cover partially detached & rear hinge partially cracked with cover firm. Angling, Ichthyology, Sports. ; 8vo; 232 pages.

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OPPIAN'S HALIEUTICKS OF THE NATURE OF FISHES AND FISHING OF THE ANCIENTS IN V. BOOKS. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK, With an Account of Oppian's Life and Writings, and a Catalogue of His Fishes
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Oppian (Oppianus)
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The Theater, Oxford
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1722
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Hardcover
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Nick & Fran Bikoff have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century.

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