Latin Prose Versions: Contributed by Various Scholars (No.23 of a Limited Edition of 300)

George G. Ramsay

Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1894

About this Item

Scholarly Text in Latin and English. Inscribed as follows on the half title:" Henry Broadbent, Esq. Eton College, with the warm thanks of the Editor for contributions to this Vol. June 17, 1894". The book is bound in white vellum over burgundy color cloth boards with a vignette bust of Julius Caesar embossed in gilt on the front cover. Title, editor and the coat of arms of Oxford University all in gilt on the spine. Corners are bumped. Top edges gilt, now darkened. Deckled fore-edges and endpapers are tanned. "Three hundred only copies are printed on large paper. This is No. 28" on verso of half title page. Initials and a short phrase in Latin on the ffe. The previous owner has made a tiny notation on the preface and a line on the page where his name is listed. Otherwise, pages are generally clean, bright smooth and unmarked. The binding is tight. List of contributors includes His Grace,The Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, Edward Ware Benson. Includes a list of authors of the English passages; George Eliot, Keats, Longfellow, Hume, Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare and many others. 381 pages. The editor was Professor of Humanity at the University of Glascow. Seller Inventory # ABE-1708366562825

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Title: Latin Prose Versions: Contributed by Various...

Publisher: Oxford University Press, London

Publication Date: 1894

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition