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Menandre . LE DYSCOLOS
Bibliotheca Bodmeriana 1958. Papyrus Bodmer IV. 8vo., 115pp., stiff wraps. Facsimile and German and English translations laid in. Good, minor cover wear. (a17487)
$75.00 Kunzer, Paul E . VOCABULARY OF CICERO'S MANILIAN LAW
Boston no date Bruce Humphries. 8vo., 16pp., wraps. VG. (a24803)
$20.00 Nutting, Herbert C. . ON THE SYNTAX OF FRETUS
Berkeley 1927. University of California Publications in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, No. 8. Octavo, pp. 305-330, wraps. Uncut. Good, slight discoloration on front wrap, old vertical fold in front wrap. (a25356)
$30.00Macrobius, Ambrosius Theodosius (395-423). OPERA ACCEDUNT INTEGRAE
London 1694 T. Dring & C Harper. Isacii Pontani, Joh. Meursii, Jacobi Gronovii Notae & Animadversiones. Editio Novissima cum Indice Rerum & Vocum locupletissimo. In Latin. 8vo., 481pp., titlepage in red and black, fine fullpage copperplate frontispiece, index, full leather. Owner bookplate, small owner signature inside front board. Tight bright and clean (they really knew how to make paper!) with just the lightest soiling on a handful of pages. Good, spine quite worn, front board present but detached. (a30242)
$450.00 Plauti, Titi Macci . TITI MACCI PLAUTI COMOEDIAE TRES CAPTIVI, MILES GLORIOSUS, TRINUMMUS
Lipsiae 1844 Hinrichsii. Edidit Fridericus Lindemannus. 8vo., 326pp. Owner signed. 3/4 leather with raised bands on spine. Nicely bound. VG, a few neat underlinings in pencil in text. (a33037)
$80.00 du Bois, Elizabeth Hickman (translator) . PERVIGILIUM VENERIS A POETA LATINO INCOGNITO (THE VIGIL OF VENUS)
Woodstock (Vermont) 1911 1st Elm Tree Press. Copy No.16/125. Poem in Latin with English Translation. Tall 4to., 28pp., drawings by Dela P. Mussey, hardcover. **Signed by Elizabeth H. du Bois. Good, light soiling and light wear on boards. In removable protective clear glassine jacket. (a37252)
$100.00 Quintiliani, M. Fab. . DECLAMATIONUM LIBER. CUM EJUSDEM DIALOGO DE CAUSIS CORRUPTAE ELOQUENTIAE
Oxonii 1675 E. Theatro Sheldoniano. In Latin. Sm.8vo., 235pp., nice engraving of building surrounded by a fence on titlepage, full leather with mounted spine label. Two owner signatures. VG, just a small bit of light spotting in text. (a37952)
$300.00 Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus . PHARSALIA SIVE DE BELLO CIVILI CAESARIS ET POMPEII
Amstelodam 1636 Apud Ioannem Ianssonium. Ex Emendatione V. C. HVG: Groth. Lib. X. (Books 1-10 in this volume.) In Latin. 16mo., (2-1/2 x 4 inches), 190pp. plus 14pp of Testimonia, illustrated title page., full velleum. Lucan, 39-65, here recounts 'the mighty duel of Pompey and Caesar for the empire of the world. It is frequently bombastic, careless and inaccurate historically, but his descriptions are powerful, his use of language vivid and at its best his rhetoric is brilliant.' (Chambers's Biographical Dictionary.) Owner signed (John C. Cruger, Rome, 1889.) VG, worm holes in spine and two on rear cover. (a38102)
$385.00 Parks, George B. and Ruth Z. Temple . THE LITERATURES OF THE WORLD IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION A BIBLIOGRAPHY VOLUME 1 THE GREEK AND LATIN LITERATURES
NY 1968. Sm.4to., 442pp., index, printed boards. Institution stamps on endpapers. Good, inner hinges cracked, no DJ. (a44180)
$29.00 Rodell, Petri . HORATIUS
Tolosae 1683 Ludovicum Colomerium & Jeronymum Posuel. In Latin. Hardcover. 12mo., 587pp., 3/4 vellum with paper covered boards. Extensively interleaved in 1848 with very tiny, very neat ink notes by Andre Jindros. Good, a few text pages have some stains. (a4969)
$490.00 Casesaris, C. Iulii (Julius Caesar); Doberenz, Albert (ed) . COMMENTARII DE BELLO CIVILI
Leipzig 1884 Teubner. Funfte auflage. Besorgt von Dr. Dinter. Fur den Schulgebrauch Erklart von Dr. Albert Doberenz. In German. hardcover octavo., 308pp., color foldout map of Caesar's marches, 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Bookseller bookplate. Good, some repair on backstrip, cover worn. (a52551)
$35.00 Livius . AB URBE CONDITA LIBRI
Vindobonae et Pragae 1890 Tempsky. Edidit Antonius Zingerle. Pars V. Liber XXXI-XXXV. Editio Maior. In Latin. 12mo., 229pp., hardcover. Good, light wear. (a52552)
$45.00 Weissenborn, W. . TITI LIVI AB URBE CONDITA LIBRI. ERKL�RT VON W. WEISSENBORN. ERSTER BAND. ZWEITES HEFT. BUCH II
Berlin 1880 Weidmann. Siebente Auflage Besorgt von H. J. M�ller. In Latin with notes in German. 12mo., 167pp., original printed wraps. Uncut. Good, new paper spine, light wear. (a59269)
$40.00 Nipperday, Karl . TACITUS, P. CORNELIUS ERKL�RT VON KARL NIPPERDAY ZWEITER BAND AB EXCESSU DIVI AIGISTI XI - XVA MIT DER REDE DES CLAUDIUS DAS IUS HONORUM DER GALLIER
Berlin 1880 Weidmann. Vierte Verbesserte Auflage Bearbeitet von Dr. Georg Andressen. In Latin with notes in German. 12mo., 306pp., original printed wraps. A few short underlines here and there. Uncut. Good, wraps a bit soiled, lightly worn. (a59270)
$40.00 Gould, B. A. (Horace) (Knyvett Winthrop Sears - association) . QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA. ACCEDUNT CLAVIS METRICA ET NOTAE ANGLICAE JUVENTUTI ACCOMMODATAE
Boston 1844 Mussey. Latin with notes and analysis in English. Sm.8vo., 356pp., full leather hardcover. Original backstrip relaid. Copy of Knyvett Winthrop Sears with his occasional notation in pencil in text and a bit on end papers with a small amusing drawing of a man's head presumably by Sears as well on end paper. Good. (a61240)
$35.00 Virgile (Virgil) . LA GEORGICA DI VIRGILIO, NUOVAMENTE DI LATINA IN THOSCANA FAVELLA PER BERNARDINO DANIELLO TRADOTTA, E COMMENTATA
Venice 1545 per Giovanni de Farri & Fratelli. Co'l privilegio del sommo Pontefice Pao lo III et dell'Illustriss. Senato Vinitaiano per anni X. In Italian. Octavo, (14pp.),104 leave, (1p.), small vignette on title page, original full vellum. Opens to titlepage. Contemporary ink notation inside rear cover. Good, 2 inch long worm hole in top marginof several leaves (without loss), some initial leaves have chip from top margin (varying from 1/2 to 2 inches, without loss), faint ink title on front and lower fore-edges, spine chipped, vellum worn and soiled. (a64298)
$1500.00 Baier, Bruno . DE PLAUTI FABULARUM RECENSIONIBUS AMBROSIANA ET PALATINA COMMENTATIO CRITICA
Vratislaviae 1885 1st Guilelmum Koebnerum. In Latin. Octavo, 191pp., later hardcover binding with marbled boards, cloth spine and mounted paper spine label. Near Fine. Very scarce. (a64332)
$125.00 Gericke, Ionnes . DE ABUNDANTI DICENDI GENERE TACITINO- DISSERTATIO INAUGURALIS PHILOLOGA
Berolini 1882 1st Julius Fenske. In Latin. Octavo, 75pp., original printed wraps. VG, light foxing, some chipping on spine, (a70160)
$75.00 Anacker, Ferdinandus . DE ORATIONIBUS ET EPISTULIS TACITI OPERIBUS INTEXTIS DISSERTATIO INAUGURALIS
Marpurgi Cattorum 1889 1st. In Latin. Octavo, 64pp., corrigenda, original printed wraps. Good, title page has a few small chips, light wear. (a70161)
$49.00 Peter, Hermannus . HISTORIA CRITICA SCRIPTORUM HISTORIAE AUGUSTAE COMMENTATIO PHILOLOGICA GUAM SUMMORUM IN PHILOSOPHIA HONORUM
Lipsiae 1860 Teubneri. In Latin. Octavo, 42pp., original wraps. Good, wraps unevenly browned. (a70210)
$65.00 Degrassi, Atilius . INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE LIBERAE REI PUBLICAE FASCICULUS PRIOR
Gottingen 1957 Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Hardcover. Octavo, 292pp., later hardcover with new cloth spine and original paper wraps mounted on covers. VG. (a70645)
$325.00 Ovidi Nasonis , Ovid . AMORES MEDICAMINA FACIEI FEMINEAE ARS AMATORIA REMEDIA AMORIS
Oxonii 1973. Edidit brevique annotatione critica instruxit by E. J. Kenney. In Latin. Hardcover. 12mo., 260pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a70647)
$40.00 anon . EURIPIDIS HECUBA AD FIDEM MANUSCRIPTORUM EMENDATA ET BREVIBUS NOTIS EMENDATIONUM POTISSIMUM RATIONES REDDENTIBUS INSTRUCTA IN USUM STUDIOSZE JUVENTUTIS
Londini 1797 G. &T. Wilkie. In Greek and Latin. Small octavo, xix, (1), 75pp., addenda, corrigenda, original marbled boards with later paper spine. Signed by Dr. (?) Cleaver, D. D. on title page with three pages of detailed scholarly notes - appears to be Cleaver's handwriting - on Greek poetic meter on front blank end papers and on blank margins at end of preface. Notes are in English, Greek and Latin. Possibly the copy of Dr. William Cleaver, 1742-1815, a well-known Greek scholar and Anglican Bishop. Good. (a78903)
$275.00 Knapp, Charles . BIBLIOGRAPHYOF CHARLES KNAPP 1893-1923
Geneva 1923 1st Humphrey. Knapp was a Professor of Greek and Latin at Barnard College. Octavo, 77pp., stiff wraps. Near VG light cover wear. (a78912)
$29.00 Pfister, Dr. Friedrich . DER ALEXANDERROMAN DES ARCHIPRESBYTERS LEO
Heidelberg 1913 Carl Winter's Universitatsbuchhandlung. In German. Small octavo,., 141pp., wraps. University stamp on title page. Good, cover worn. (a82827)
$40.00 Persii Flacci, Auli ; Persius Aulus Flaccus . AULI PERSII FLACCI SATYRAE, COM ANTIQUISSIMIS COMMENTARIIS QUI CORNUTO TRIBUUNTUR, COLLATIS CUM VETERIBUS MEMBRANIS & AUCTIS
Lutetiae 1601 Apud Claudium Morellum via Iacobaea ad insigne Fontis. Eli Vineti Praefatio & Annotationes in easdem. P. Pithoei IC variae lectiones & notae ad veteres glossas. Theodori Marcilii Professoris Eloquentiae Regii Emendationes & Commentarius. Accesserunt Indices rerum & verborum quae in satyris & commentariis. In Latin. Sm.4to., title page with small vignette, 155p. (9p. memorabilia in notationibus), full contemporary vellum. Halfpage of contemporary ink notation on front blank end paper. Good plus, a few small stains in text, some curling of vellum on side board edges. No signatures or ownership stamps. Quite Scarce, especially in this nice condition. (a88043)
$2350.00 Desprez, Ludovicus . QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA INTERPRETATIONE & NOTIS ILLUSTRAVIT
Londini 1722 editio septima. Huic edition I accessere Vita Horaii cum Dacerii Notis ejusdem Chronologia Horatiana & Praefatio de Satyra Romana. In Latino. Thick, octavo, full leather with later paper spine. Owner Bookplate and prize presentation form tipped into front blank end paper. Good, some light toning in text, boards worn and rubbed.. Binding secure. (a88052)
$150.00