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THE SATIRES OF JUVENAL translated: with explanatory and classical notes, Relating to the laws and customs of the Greeks and Romans
by Juvenal
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
London: D. Browne, 1739. original full calf, raised bands and gilt decoration on spine, hinges cracking at lower 3cm or so, leather somewhat scuffed and worn, internally generally fine, text block quite sound and clean, pages XVI, 416, publisher's advts page facing title page. The Latin and English versions are on facing pages, the translation given as prose rather than verse. The translator is not named.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Glenbower Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28621
- Title
- THE SATIRES OF JUVENAL translated: with explanatory and classical notes, Relating to the laws and customs of the Greeks and Romans
- Author
- Juvenal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Browne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1739
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Classics, Roman Literature,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greek/Latin; Classics & Foreign Language;
Terms of Sale
Glenbower Books
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About the Seller
Glenbower Books
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Dublin, Dublin
About Glenbower Books
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