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Epigrammatum delectus ex omnibus tum veteribus, tum recentioribus poetis accuratè decerptus. Cum dissertatione, de verâ pulchritudine & adumbratâ, in quâ ex certis principiis rejectionis & selectionis epigrammatum causæ redduntur. Adjectæ sunt elegantes sententiæ ex antiquis poetis parcè sed severiori judicio selectæ. Cum brevioribus sententiis seu proverbiis ex autoribus Græcis & Latinis. Quibus hâc quarta editione, subjungitur alterius delectus specimen, ex nuperis maximè poetis ab electoribus prætermissis. In usum scholæ Etonensis.
Alterius delectus specimen, ex nuperis, maxime, poetis ab electoribus prætermissis
Londini : Sumtibus Sam. Smith, ad insignia principis in coemeterio D. Pauli., 1689.
[56], 429, [3], 28, [10] p. ; 13 cm. (12mo)
Attributed to Pierre Nicole by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints, and also to Claude Lancelot by NUC pre-1956.
Frontis. = plate.
"Alterius delectus specimen ex nuperis maxime poetis, ab electoribus prætermissis." has separate dated title page on leaf X5r, and separate pagination; register is continuous.
With 5 final advertisement leaves.
Signatures: A-Y¹².
Signatures: A-Y¹².
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), N1134
ESTC, R36938
[Ic3.3.08] Armorial bookplate "Rolle" and a motto "Nec rege nec populo sed utroque".
[Ic3.3.08] Pencil inscription recording donation by Hon R. Lloyd George in 2005.
[Ic3.3.09] Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
[Ic3.3.10] Ms. inscription on frontispiece leaf recto: "C.J. Blomfield. Coll. Trin: Cant 1806".
[Ic3.3.19] Ms. inscription on A1 recto: "John Ashmead his book John Ashmead ejus liber"
[Ic3.3.19] Ms. ?initials on A1 verso dated november 19 1690.
[Ic3.3.08] 17th century brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled perimeter frame with fleurons in each corner; gold tooling around the outer edges of the boards; four single cord sewing supports; four raised bands; endbands; sprinkled edges.
[Ic3.3.09] 17th century brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled perimeter frame with fleurons in each corner; blind tooling around the outer edges of the boards; four single cord sewing supports; four raised bands; endbands; sprinkled edges.
[Ic3.3.19] No boards; traces of ?four sewing supports.
[Ic3.3.08] Pencil mark inside back board: "2127".
[Ic3.3.09] Previous ms. shelfmarks on front endpaper.
[Ic3.3.10] Front free endpaper lacking.
[Ic3.3.10] Part of rear free endpaper that may have contained ownershop ms. inscription lacking.
Quotations Early works to 1800.
Epigrams, Latin Early works to 1800.
Smith, Samuel, active 1681 - 1703 printer.
Nicole, Pierre, 1625 - 1695 attributed name.
Lancelot, Claude, 1615? - 1695 attributed name.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Blomfield, Charles James (), 1786 - 1857 former owner.
England London.
B24020