Theocrite

THE IDYLLIUMS OF THEOCRITUS TRANSLATED FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK WITH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY

1767 · rif. 1416455 — London UK: Printed for the Author by Dryden Leach 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo lvi 288 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Half bound in contemporary black leather. Spine paneled with gilt stamping and lettering. Includes preface essay and one volume of Theocritus's works with continuous pagination but noncontinuous signature marks. Volume one has an individual title page. Holes from bookworms near tail of spine rear cover and last two pages including back free end-paper. General shelf wear. Rubbing to spine and boards. Tearing to bottom of front and rear boards. Fraying to edges of boards. Burn mark to bottom of textblock. Mild gutter damage to front and rear boards interior. Foxing and rubbing throughout textblock interior. Some small pencil markings throughout. Lacking final errata leaf. Contains a black and white frontispiece of Theocritus. NOTE: Shelved in Room X. ESTC: T138182. 1416455. Special Collections - Downstairs. Printed for the Author by Dryden Leach hardcover books