Tibulus Albius (2 results)
More imagesCatulli, Tibulli, et Propertii Opera
Gaius Valerius Catullus; Albius Tibulus; Sextus Aurelius Propertus
Published by John Baskerville, Birmingham 1772
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Leather. Condition: Very Good. The Baskerville edition of this anthology of poetry by the Latin elegists Catullus, Tibullus, and Propertius, issued concurrently with the quarto, in a contemporary full calf binding. In a contemporary full calf binding with gilt spine.Baskerville edition, issued in the same year as the quarto. The…re is a pagination error to this issue, in which p.209 is misnumbered 109. This copy in the corrected state, with A2 cancel to read "amemus" (p. 4, line 2). [ESTC T4788; Gaskell 45]An anthology the works of the Augustan elegist Sextus Propertius, the neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic Gaius Valerius Catullus, and the elegiac poet Albius Tibullus, whose life remains comparatively obscure.Printed by the celebrated Birmingham typographer John Baskerville, one of the most important figures in eighteenth-century printing. Baskerville"s innovative typefaces were admired by contemporaries including Benjamin Franklin.Together, these poets represent the core of Latin love elegy, their verse exerting a lasting influence on European literary traditions. In a contemporary full calf binding.Externally, generally smart. Joints smarting, more so to lower front joint, but holding firm. Rubbing to calf at extremities and joints resulting in slight loss to calf. The odd minor handling mark and light scratch to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if typically age toned, with the odd spot and one or two light handling marks to fore edge of first few leaves. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
- Softcover
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Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 692.
