Item #3804598 The Poems of Catullus. CATULLUS.

The Poems of Catullus.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1875.

Small octavo; in a handsome vellum binding, boards with black morocco onlays, decorated ornately with gilt Greek key motif, morocco label and tailpiece, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers.

A beautifully bound copy of the second edition, revised and corrected, of this attractive nineteenth-century version of the poems of Catullus.

A beautifully bound copy of the second edition, revised and corrected, of this attractive nineteenth-century version of the poems of Catullus.

This selection was translated into English verse with an introduction and notes by the Scottish poet Theodore Martin (1816-1909). An attractive aspect of this collection is the "Envoi" to Dr Charles Badham (1813-1884) an English Professor of Sydney University and old school friend of Martin.

Condition Report: Very good, slight foxing to half title, otherwise crisp.

Price (AUD): $575.00

US$372.82   Other currencies

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