Shelfmark
Ic4.4.36
Author
Uniform title
[Metamorphoses. English & Latin]
Title
A new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into English prose, as near the original as the different idioms of the Latin and English languages will allow. With the Latin text and order of construction on the same page; and critical, historical, geographical, and classical notes, in English, from the best Commentators, both Ancient and Modern; beside a great Number of Notes entirely New. For the use of schools as well as of private gentlemen.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for Joseph Davidson, at the Angel in the Poultry, Cheapside., 1748.
Physical description
viii, 556, [8] p. : front. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Note
Titlepage in red and black.
Note
With an initial licence leaf.
Note
Signatures: [par]⁴, B-Z⁴, Aa-Zz⁴, Aaa-Zzz⁴, Aaaa-Bbbb⁴, Cccc².
Citation/references note
ESTC, N22087
Provenance
MS. inscription on front endpaper: "William B. ?Horrell 19. September 1936".
Binding
18th century brown calf binding; gold tooled perimeter frame; four raised bands; re-backed; red sprinkled edges; endbands.
Subject
Latin poetry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Latin poetry Translations into English Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Davidson, Joseph, ? - d. 1753 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B38654