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Lot 157

Sale 2586 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Sep 30, 2016 6:00AM ET
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(Scranton Estate : Augustan Roman Poetry). Horace [Horatius Flaccus, Quintus]. Opera. London: Gul. Sandby, 1749.
2 vols. 8vo, contemporary full gilt-paneled red morocco with floral corners, richly gilt foliate spine compartments, a.e.g., inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, occasionally scuffed, spine scuffed, Derome. With title vignettes, engraved dedication (with portrait) to George, Prince of Wales, and 35 engraved plates, including frontispiece. Some foxing to front matter in vol. 1, otherwise internally generally clean and crisp. First Sandby edition. Tall attractive copy.

From the Estate of former Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton and First Lady Mary L. Scranton.

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