And Albius Tibullus (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Loeb's Classical Library, 1912, dual language edition (Latin and English), 376 pages, with red cloth-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine. Published in London by William Heinemann. Slight, very occasional wear at the board edges, a small bit of tearing at the top of the spine, endpapers toned, previous owner's address label and sticker for Blackwell's of Oxford on front pastedown. Internally, pages lightly age-toned, but otherwise Fine condition, no writing, underlining, highlighting, or other such markings. A sound and solid copy. The book is quite clean and stain-free, square and straight, firm in its binding, no pages are loose, torn, folded, creased, or missing. The hinges are sound, the corners are unbumped. All pages are clean and stain free, and all text is sharp and legible. There is no writing, underlining, highlighting, or other such markings in the book. Five-star seller, buy with confidence, professional booksellers for 35 years, selling books online since 1995. B15.…

Full Vellum. Condition: Very Good. Late 19th century paper vellum binding with leather label with gilt lettering. Small 8vo. 143 pages. The label is worn and there is general scuffing from handing and age. Light wear. Endpapers date from this binding. Title page is soiled with previous owner's name and date at the top. An old ink writting at the bottom of the title page. Slight spotting throughout. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. Rare. Photos available upon request. CATULLUS, TIBULLUS, and PROPERTIUS: These three first century B.C. poets, like Ovid, were very popular in the Renaissance, and have always been grouped together since the 1472 first edition of Wendelin of Speyer. The manuscript tradition of all three is poor, and Catullus had only recently been rediscovered (in 1375) in a single corrupt manuscript which has since perished. The loss of this manuscript makes the early printed editions all the more valuable. Aldus's edition was edited by Girolamo Avanzi, a young scholar who had made a name for himself in Catullus studies. The edition was far superior to its predecessors, and this together with its unusually large press run of three thousand copies ensured its influence on the text of Catullus for many years. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Two books in one binding. Westein, Amsterdam 1702. Small 4to. Two engraved titleleaves. (28)+424+(100); (20)+476+(68) pages. Bound in a contemporary full vellum binding with hand written author names to the spine. Front cover vellum slightly loosened at the pastedown. Boards a bit bowed. A few contemporary notes to the flyleaf, first leaf of the Tibullus work and at the back of the book. Name to the verso of the flyleaf. * Nice Amsterdam edition of the two Roman poets of the late republic.…