F a Wright Martial (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Spine has been crudely reinforced with cellotape. Fraying to spine ends. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Else minor shelfwear.; No date. Likely 1922-25; Broadway Translations; 402 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pp.xiv, 402 pages, a very good plus hardback, publisher's original quarter vellum binding with gold gilt lettering against a Moroccan style label. NOT FROM A LIBRARY and completely clean from any former owner markings. Undated, and 1924 most commonly given.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Xiv, 402 Pp. Blue Cloth Spine, White Paper Spine Label Printed In Black, Green Cloth Covers With Similar Label. Undated, Worldcat Of The Library Of Congress Shows Theoretical Dates Of 1924, 1925, And 1926. A Fine, Unopened Copy (Pages Still Attached At Edges). Pencil Ownership Signature Of Harold Gordon (Unidentified). Scarce In Fine Condition.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Presumed First Edition Thus. No stated date c1924. Presumed first edition thus. xiv, [i], 402pp. plus an 8-page catalogue. Marcus Valerius Martialis (between 38 and 41 AD - between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman poet born in Hispania. He is best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between AD 86 and 103. In these poems he satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. The present edition has been translated by J.A. Pott and F.A. Wright, and is part of the publisher's 'Broadway Translations' series. The book is bound in the original green cloth covered boards with a white cloth spine and gold titling on a leather label on the spine. blue boards with black titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear and light soiling to the boards and spine. The spine ends are bumped and there is some wear to the title label. The contents are tight and clean with a little scattered light foxing. There is no inscription. PLEASE NOTE: This is a fairly heavy book and extra postage may apply for delivery outside the UK.