Cornelii Neotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum: Cum Versione Angelica.notis Quoque Anglicici, & Indice =or, Cornelius Nepos's Lives of the Excellent Commanders (translated By John Clarke)

Published by Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, and J. Clark and Sold By T, Ryles in Hull and T. Hammond in York, London, 1734

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Octavo. The 4th edition. (1)pp. publisher's advertisement, (1) pp. table of contents, this edition expanded to 280 pages including index, text in Latin and English in side by side double columns. Nepos was a Roman biographer whose original work has survived in one complete copy. This edition is found only in the Huntington and one other library. Latin text with English translation. Nepos' De viris illustribus consisted of parallel lives of distinguished Romans and foreigners, in sixteen books. It originally included "descriptions of foreign and Roman kings, generals, lawyers, orators, poets, historians, and philosophers". Pliny the Elder notes he died in the reign of Augustus. Bound in full calf, raised bands, red morocco spine label gilt, other compartments decorated in gilt, From the library of Alexander Fraser, an army officer, militia officer, office holder, justice of the peace, politician, and farmer. He accompanied the staff to Quebec in September 1805 and shortly thereafter assumed command of the regiment’s recruiting department at Montreal. Four years later he became quartermaster and served in that capacity throughout the War of 1812. A very nice copy, internally clean and bright. [ESTC (RLIN), N003479 and the Dictionary of Canadian Biography].…

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Title
Cornelii Neotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum: Cum Versione Angelica.notis Quoque Anglicici, & Indice =or, Cornelius Nepos's Lives of the Excellent Commanders (translated By John Clarke)
Author
Nepos, Cornelius (110 B.C.-25 B.C) and John Clarke
Publisher
Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, and J. Clark and Sold By T, Ryles in Hull and T. Hammond in York, London
Publication year
1734
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