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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Decimus Junius Juvenalis, and August Perseus Flaccus Translated and Illustrated, as well as Sculpture as Notes. By Barten Holyday and printed in Oxford by W. Downing. 1673. 340 pp, 11.5" x 7.75", 4to, contemporary signed binding with modern rebacked spine by R. Carlton Seitz. Collation: [8], 341, [3] p., [4] leaves of plates (one folded between pages 72-3). ****Page 90 misnumbered '75'; page 152 misnumbered '134'. Signatures: pi² a-b² B-2X⁴; C2 missigned 'D2' In good condition, with rubbing and wear to boards, primarily along edges and corners. Restored hinges remain tight, with text block bound well. Fresh front end-page is signed by binder on bottom edge (verso). Light marginalia remnants at front. Nicely illustrated throughout, with various woodcut engravings, including a foldout adjacent to page 73. Tear to bottom of page 45/46. Vertical half-title reads "Dr. Holyday on Iuvenal." General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. Barten Holyday's (1593 2 October 1661) first translation of Juvenal; his translation of Persius was first published in 1616. Leaf 2X4 recto blank, verso bears docket title: Dr Holyday on Iuvenal. Engravings chiefly by David Loggan (16341692). Title page printed in red and black with double-lined border; printer's device on title page; head-pieces; initials. Preface to Persius's works contains a biography of the author. "Aulus Persius Flaccus his satyres" has a separate title page with imprint: Oxford: Printed for J. Adams, and F. Oxlad Senior, and F. Oxlad Junior, anno Domini 1673 (pages [285]-341). First English Edition. Finely Restored. COLL1673GMNQ 0424-HKREVISION.