M. Anni Lucani Pharsalia. Recognovit, et ad Burmanniani textûs fidem revocavit, Joa. Aug. AMAR ... Addidit et Supplementum, auct. Thoma Maio, anglo; et Tit. Petronii Arbitr. Specimen Belli Civilis
by Lucan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, red leather spine label, a.e.g. Extremities rubbed; Very Good
- Seller
-
HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Parisiis: Augusti Delalain, 1816. Frontispiece. x, 444 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, red leather spine label, a.e.g. Extremities rubbed; Very Good. Frontispiece. x, 444 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Lucan (39-65 A.D.) ws born in Corduba Sapin and was grandson of Seneca the Rhetorician and nephew of Seneca the Philospher. Suetonius did his biography. Dante considered his "Pharsalia" the greatest Latin epic after the Aeneid." Its title in MSS. is "De Bello Civili" in ten books of hexameter verse; it chronicles the war between Caesar and Pompey with a bias towards the latter.
Reviews
Review this book and you’ll be entered for a chance to win $50!
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221012
- Title
- M. Anni Lucani Pharsalia. Recognovit, et ad Burmanniani textûs fidem revocavit, Joa. Aug. AMAR ... Addidit et Supplementum, auct. Thoma Maio, anglo; et Tit. Petronii Arbitr. Specimen Belli Civilis
- Author
- Lucan
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece. x, 444 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, red leather spine label, a.e.g. Extremities rubbed; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Augusti Delalain
- Place of Publication
- Parisiis
- Date Published
- 1816
Terms of Sale
The Old Mill Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Old Mill Bookshop
Biblio.com member since 2016
HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey
Ask Seller a Question
About The Old Mill Bookshop
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue. The Madison avenue store is an oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Vertigo Comics
Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, is being retired in 2020 after a 27 year run of groundbreaking comics. The imprint was DC’s home for mature tales that were often horror-themed or otherwise dark in nature. Learn more about Vertigo, home of V for Vendetta, Sandman, and Fables.
Cleaning and repairing leather books
Wondering how to take care of the leather books in your collection? Renowned book care expert Bern Marcowitz explains how and when to clean and repair leather books.
