The Thebaid. Translated into English Verse, with Notes and Observations and a Dissertation upon the Whole

by Way of Preface by Publius Papinus Statius, William Lillington Lewis, transl

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First edition

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1767. First Edition. Two octavo volumes; xv, 1 , xxiv, 2 , 297, 1 ; 2 , 299 -621, 1 p., contemporary calf, rebacked. Original boards somewhat dry, with some old flaking and pitting to leather since stabilized ; internally clean, fresh, and sound; Very Good. Engraved armorial bookplate of the Dukes of Beaufort pasted to blank versos of each title page.Translated by

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