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THE GREEK ANTHOLOGY (PALATINE MS): The Amatory Epigrams, Completely Rendered into English for the First Time
Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. "Of this edition, intended for private circulation only, 750 copies have been printed. This copy is Number 599." The epigrams here "are translated from the 'Anthologie Greque, Traduite sur le texte publie d'apres le manuscrit palatin par Fr. Jacobs' a translation of the entire Anthology of Cephalas into French, except for certain epigrams rendered in Latin." Buck (1887-1959) was an American poet, translator, and classical scholar whose work earned the praise of H.L. Mencken, among others. Octavo: 142 p. Full burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. A very good copy. Very good. Item #73885
Price: $40.00
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