Melmoth william pliny william (28 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library, moderate pencil underlining, worn and frayed spine, light wear to board edges, board corners bumped, a few dog-eared pages. Else sound. 440 pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Blind-stamp, bumped board corners and edges. Sound otherwise. 440 pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-Libris with usual library matter. Slight browning and wear on all edges of text. Cover slightly worn on corners and upper end of spine. Otherwise VG 552 pp.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. Reprint (hardback), volume 2 only. 12mo (17cm by 11cm), v, 450pp. Printed with the original language on the left-hand page and the English translation on the right-hand page. Origina red cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt motif to the front board. Ownership inscriptions to the endpapers, and some minor spotting to the edges of the text block; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 220 pages. 6.00x0.63x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

cloth, 12mo xvi+535, vii+440 pp. paralle Latin text and English translation, with notes; very good condition (interior clean, no annotations).

Loeb Classical Library, 1957. Clothbound, no dustjacket. xvi-549 p. Name on first blank, otherwise a good and clean copy.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Hardcover. Ninth edition. Octavo, Two volumes: 5, 368 pages; 322 pages. In poor plus condition. Spines are brown with faded gold print. Boards in brown leather; spine leather is dry with toning, chipping and surface tears, board leather has surface tears and toning, tears to hinges, wear to corners and edges, rear board of first volume and front board of second volume are detached. Text blocks have blue-speckled edges and marbled endpapers; name in ink on front endpaper of second volume, occasional light foxing, marginal notation in ink. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column K (ND-K). 1417569. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Zustand: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 288 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. ex library rebound hardback, no DJ, usual stamps/markings. 1927 publication by William Heinemann with 533pp. Boards worn/grubby, page edges little grubby/tanned otherwise a clean, sound copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-2D*.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Ex library hardback, no DJ; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1915 b y Heinemann, London. Notations to FEP, light wear to boards and page edges lightly tanned otherwise a clean, sound copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-6D*.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Ex library rebound hardback, no DJ; usual stamps/markings. Books VII-X published in 1927 by Heinemann, London. Light shelf wear otherwise a good, clean copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-5E*.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Cover a bit scuffed and marked. Pages are free from notes or highlighting. Ownership inscription on first inside page. A good used copy with no major flaws. Text is in English and Latin. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; English and Latin Language; Add. Inventory No: 241112ANY0353935.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. A few light external blemishes and imperfections. Pages clean and unmarked, with minor age-fading. A presentable used copy with no major defects. Text is in English and Latin. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Pliny, the Younger Correspondence; English and Latin Language; Add. Inventory No: 241108ANY0323611.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Photos included in listing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Gently used copy with only minor signs of wear. Contents mostly clean and fresh. Spine intact, bindings firm and tight. Publisher's note: The letters of Pliny the Younger (ca. AD 61ca. 112), a polished social document of his times, include descriptions of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and the earliest pagan accounts of Christians. The Panegyricus is an expanded, published version of Pliny's oration of thanks to the emperor Trajan in AD 100. Text is in English and Latin. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Pliny, the Younger Correspondence; English and Latin Language; Add. Inventory No: 241108ANY0325024.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2 vols. 8 x 5", gilt-ruled full speckled calf, 692pp + Index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped with minor chipping, hinges repaired, both volumes with gilt-lettered black leather spine labels added (with volume number and year), contents toned and lightly spotted.

'Pliny may be considered in these Letters as writing his own memoirs; every epistle is a kind of historical sketch, wherein we have a view of him in some striking attitude, either of active or contemplative life' (Preface). Melmoth's (d.1799) translation was first published in 1746, and is accompanied by his notes or 'remarks' on the text. Tenth edition; 2 vols; 8vo (22 x 14 cm); occasional light spotting; contemporary sprinkled calf, covers with decorative gilt twist border, gilt spines in 6 compartments, contrasting blue morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges,a a little rubbed with the odd abrasion, very good; 376; 324, [4]pp.…

Leather. Zustand: Good Only. First edition. The scarce first edition of Pliny the Younger's letters; translated from the Latin by William Melmoth. The scarce first edition of this work. Bound in contemporary calf with the original half titles as called for. Signatures run as follows: *2, a4, A-Z8, Aa; *2, Aa2-Aa8, Bb-Uu8, X4. Collated, complete. Born during Nero's reign, Pliny the Younger was a lawyer and magistrate of Ancient Rome. With no surviving memoire, Pliny's letters are a fantastic record of the professional relationships between legal officials and the imperial office of Rome. Included in this volume is official correspondence between Pliny and Emperor Trajan. This edition published anonymously with the translation attributed to English religious author and lawyer, William Melmoth. ESTC T132374 Bound in contemporary calf. Externally, generally sound. Rubbing to spine and board extremities, most prominent to head and tail of spine with some loss. Cracking to joints, with cords exposed at spine bands, more significant to vol II. Promintent chipping to spine label. The odd marks to boards. Hinges strained and fragile. Bookplate to front paste downs. Offsetting to end papers. Ink inscription to upper front frees. Internally, generally firmly bound with some straining. Bleed through due to paper type and printing ink to some leaves. Good Only. None (illustrator). book. …

1 p, 4to. Nine lines, in a neat and close hand. Fair, on lightly-aged paper, and still tipped-in onto a leaf from an autograph album. Addressed, with two postmarks, on reverse of second leaf of bifolium, to 'Mr. Jos. Sharpe, | at his chambers in | Lincolns Inn | London'. He wrote to Sharpe five weeks previously, sending a lease for his perusal, 'and likewise to authorise you to deliver up my sister's plate upon Mr. Argile paying you ye. I agreed to take.' If the latter matter is still unsettled, he instructs Sharpe to apply to Argile's attorney 'to settle it forthwith'. 'I cannot conceive for what purpose my unjust adversary will neither deliver me from the charge of what he calls his own, nor give me what he has declared he is wishing to pay.'.…

1 p, landscape 12mo (18.5 x 11.5 cm). Eleven long lines in a small neat hand. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper. Tipped in onto a piece of paper, 21 x 13 cm. The reference to Melmoth's 'advanced Age' is at the foot of the page. Docketed on reverse in a contemporary hand: 'From Mr. Melmoth to Mrs. Walters'. Begins: 'Believe me, my very dear Sophia, I am so truely [sic] your obedient servant in every affectionate & friendly sense of those terms, that there is no office in which you can employ me I shd. not execute with that complacency, were it only to procure for you a Pin to fasten your hat. My life has lasted so much longer than it is in my power to employ it to any significant purpose, that you see I do not scruple to present myself to you in the trifling character of a Will Whimble [sic, for 'Will Wimble', a character in Addison's essays].' Concludes in the same vein, stating that he is proud of handing her 'two Epistles to the Post-office', and rejoicing in the 'good account' she gives of herself and 'all that belong to you'.…