Q. Horatii Flacci, quae supersunt, recensuit et notulis instruxit Gilbertus Wakefield.
by HORACE
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: printed [by T. Bensley] for Kearsley,, 1794. First Wakefield edition, "a very elegant and correct edition" (Dibdin) of Horace's works in the original Latin, here a particularly striking copy. The editor Gilbert Wakefield (1756-1801), Unitarian controversialist, was "one of the two leading British scholars of his time, the other being Richard Porson" (ODNB). Wakefield taught at Hackney College, a dissenting academy where William Hazlitt was briefly a student, and later edited a number of classical and theological texts, including Horace, Lucretius, and Virgil. With the booklabel to the front doublures of literary journalist and author Charles Whibley (1859-1930), on whose recommendation T. S. Eliot was appointed literary editor and a member of the board of directors of Faber and Gwyer. Two volumes, octavo (203 x 127 mm). Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, spines lettered in gilt, compartments blocked in gilt and blind, wide gilt and blind floral borders, gilt turn ins with alternating gilt and blind floral rolls, mottled pink and black doublures and free endpapers, red morocco hinge supports tooled in gilt and blind, gilt edges. Portrait frontispieces and 2 other plates. Without errata slip. Removed label with some residue to initial binder's blank of vol. II and terminal blank of vol. I. Some rubbing at joints and extremities, a few scratches, bindings holding firm, slight spotting to plates, contents gently toned without marking. An excellent copy. Dibdin, II, 116; ESTC T46154.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146814
- Title
- Q. Horatii Flacci, quae supersunt, recensuit et notulis instruxit Gilbertus Wakefield.
- Author
- HORACE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: printed [by T. Bensley] for Kearsley,
- Date Published
- 1794
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.