Search results for: 'GIBBON, Edward'
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FRENCH LITERATURE. Fables, lettres, et variétés historiques.
Londres : 1777
Second edition (first published by Elmsly alone in 1771) of this compendium of passages for students of French, here handsomely bound in red morocco, an English binding making considerable effort to match the generally higher standards of contemporary French binders. Peter Elmsly, or Elmsley, was principally involved in importing foreign books and was... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 100358
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HOMER. Iliados... Odysseias... [in Greek].
Glasguae : 1756-8
First edition of the Foulis Press Homer, described by Edward Harwood as "One of the most splendid editions of Homer ever delivered to the world its accuracy is equal to its magnificence" (Harwood, 4-5). The text was carefully edited by the Glasgow professors James Moor and George Muirhead (Moor was Robert Foulis's brother-in-law) and the book was printed... Learn More£5,000.00Stock Code: 115338