London: J. Carpenter 1804. Fourth Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. vol. 2 only of 2 card covers worn back strip largely chipped off corners bumped little soiling. Light soiling and a little mildew at edges of many pages. Armorial bookplate inside cover four pages of publisher's advertising in the back. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 146 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. J. Carpenter hardcover
London: Printed for J. Carpenter 1805. Fifth Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemp. calf some wear but sound. Fifth Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. <br/><br/> Printed for J. Carpenter unknown
London: Printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly by T. Gillet 1800. Frontispiece and plates. viii 17 6-255 1 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 4to. Half brown contemporary straight grained morocco and marbled boards. Small chip to tiop of spine else fine. Bookplate of Charlotte Mary Peters and Alfred Waterhouse. Frontispiece and plates. viii 17 6-255 1 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 4to. Includes a sixteen page list of subscribers and final four page list of advertisements. ESTC T85601 Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly [by T. Gillet] unknown books
Parma: Bodoni 1793. contemporary calf gilt borders on covers black and red leather spine labels gilt leather turn-ins marbled pastedowns and endsheets. Bodoni Giambattista. small 8vo. contemporary calf gilt borders on covers black and red leather spine labels gilt leather turn-ins marbled pastedowns and endsheets. viii 100 pages. Printed by Giambattista Bodoni in Parma Brooks 503. Minor shelf wear else a near fine copy. Pages 73-100 contain the "choice of poems mostly not complete which are published under the name of Anacreon". There were 6 copies on parchment. A lovely copy.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Anacreon one of the most celebrated Greek lyric poets was born at Teos in Ionia. He lived in Samos and Athens where his patron was Hipparchus. His poetry is know for it's grace and elegabce and it's celebration of the joys of wine and love. Bodoni unknown
<p><strong>ANACREONTI </strong></p><p><em><strong>QUAE VULGO OMNIA TRIBUUNTUR </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>CARMINA Poems</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In Usum Scholarum Edita</strong></em></p><p>Magdeburg & Cothen Sumt. I. C. Zapfii 1777</p><p>Cardboard Binding</p><p>48 Pages 16cm x 10cm</p><p>Language Greek</p><p>Extremely Rare!</p><p><strong>Anacreon</strong> 575 – c. 495 BC was a Greek lyric poet notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets. Anacreon wrote all of his poetry in the ancient Ionic dialect. Like all early lyric poetry it was composed to be sung or recited to the accompaniment of music usually the lyre. Anacreon's poetry touched on universal themes of love infatuation disappointment revelry parties festivals and the observations of everyday people and life.</p><p>In the early modern period Anacreon's poetry was translated into Latin as well as into the vernacular and poets started once again to adapt his works. The European Anacreontic movement reached its height in the eighteenth century with Anacreontic groups in Germany France and Britain including the London Anacreontic Society 1772–1779.</p> Magdeburg & Cothen Sumt. I. C. Zapfii
<p><strong>ANACREONTI </strong></p><p><em><strong>QUAE VULGO OMNIA TRIBUUNTUR </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>CARMINA Poems</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In Usum Scholarum Edita</strong></em></p><p>Magdeburg & Cothen Sumt. I. C. Zapfii 1777</p><p>Cardboard Binding 48 Pages</p><p>16cm x 10cm</p><p>Language Greek</p><p>Extremely Rare!</p><p><strong>Anacreon</strong> 575 – c. 495 BC was a Greek lyric poet notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets. Anacreon wrote all of his poetry in the ancient Ionic dialect. Like all early lyric poetry it was composed to be sung or recited to the accompaniment of music usually the lyre. Anacreon's poetry touched on universal themes of love infatuation disappointment revelry parties festivals and the observations of everyday people and life.</p><p>In the early modern period Anacreon's poetry was translated into Latin as well as into the vernacular and poets started once again to adapt his works. The European Anacreontic movement reached its height in the eighteenth century with Anacreontic groups in Germany France and Britain including the London Anacreontic Society 1772–1779.</p> Sumt. I. C. Zapfii,
Mount Vernon: Golden Eagle Press 1956. Hardcover. 16p one of 2000 copies previous owner's gift inscription heavily chipped dj. Not in OCLC. Golden Eagle Press hardcover books
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