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Lugduni Batavorum: Ex Officina Plantiniana Apud Franciscum Raphelengium,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1596. Hardcover. 16th Century; Latin Language; Satire; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Ancient Roman literature. Petronii Arbitri Satyricon. [3]-[24], I-393pp, errata on verso. Collation: *2-*8, **[1]-[**4], A[1]-[Z8], a[1]-[a8], b[1]-[b5], in 8's. Lacks title and last leaf, but the size, pagination, and signings are consistent with the edition published Lugduni Batavorum: Ex Officina Plantiniana apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1596. 16mo. Vellum, lightly soiled. Upper margin narrow, but ample. Tear within text of pp65-66, occasional marginal tears, ink stains pp66-67, 146-147, 318-319, some old ink underlining/notes. Worming to pp65-90 not affecting text. Tear and slight loss within text of last four pages. First publication 1499 was considered a bit too pithy for the times, the Stayricon is now considered a classic of Western literature covering poeple and their pecadillos in poetry… Read More

N Y: Collins & Hannay,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1830. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 496 pages; American edition, lightly worn brown leather with gilt stamping spine, red leather spine label lacking one corner, corners rubbed, binding solid. 496 pp. + 12 pp. Introductory material/table of contents. Pages with scattered foxing, heaviest on end-papers, and some pencil marginalia, light browning to edges; bookseller's sticker from Hilliard & Brown of Cambridge, "Ebenezer Wright" in pencil front free end-paper. Wright was a member of Harvard College's class of 1838, which included William Wetmore Story and James Russell Lowell. 23cm. Index .