The Works of Horace Translated Into English Verse, With a Life and Notes. 2-vol. set (Complete)

Martin, Sir Theodore. The Works of Horace Translated Into English Verse, With a Life and Notes. 2-vol. set (Complete). Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1888. New edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2″). clxxxvii, [1], 186pp (Vol. 1); [6], 405, [1]pp (Vol. 2). Original black-stamped burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to spines. Halftitles in red lettering, title pages in red and black lettering. Decorative initials.

Originally published in 1881, this 2-volume set is the new edition of the collected works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. In this work, the translator, Sir Theodore Martin, provides his personal notes as well as a life of the poet.

Corners and head and tail of spines rubbed. Ex-library copy, with sticker at upper front joints and tail of spines; bookplate on inside of each front cover, pocket at rear, and stamp at top and bottom paper edges. Binding in overall good to good+, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Hardcover. (46804) $65