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Pindar. Pindarou Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia (Greek). Pindari Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia. Una cum latina omnium versione carmine lyrico per Nicolaum Sudorium. Quid pr�terea huic acceßit editioni, pr�fatio indicabit. With engraved title vignette and engraved frontispiece. Oxford, E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1697. 17 p., 497 p., 46 p., 77 p. 1 leaf. 33 x 21.5 cm. Contemporary full leather binding with spine label and (oxidized) gilt to spine (rubbed and somewhat bumped, narrow losses to capitals, joints cracked). Rare first impression of the first edition of Pindar published in England. - Ebert II, 16865 (with extensive commentary). - Two-column Greek-Latin parallel text, single-column commentary in elegant italics. "Very rare. ... The translation is taken from Schmid's edition, as is the best in the notes. Varr. from 5 Bodlejan. Mscr., Sudorius' Latin translation and Benedict's paraphrase are appended." (Schweiger, 236). - Nicolas Le Sueur (1545-1594), French jurist and philologist. - The last 77 pp. (of another paper batch) contain "Pindari Opera Omnia Viz. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, & Isthmia / Latino carmina reddita per Nicolaum Sudorium in Curia Parisiensi Inquisitionum Pr�sidem". - Printed by Fitz-Herbert Adams. - On large paper. - Title and frontispiece moderately, otherwise occasional browning or foxing, faint tidemark in places. Pp. 275/276 with crease and tear underneath. VAT: *
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Pindar. Pindarou Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia (Greek). Pindari Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia. Una cum latina omnium versione carmine lyrico per Nicolaum Sudorium. Quid pr�terea huic acceßit editioni, pr�fatio indicabit. With engraved title vignette and engraved frontispiece. Oxford, E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1697. 17 p., 497 p., 46 p., 77 p. 1 leaf. 33 x 21.5 cm. Contemporary full leather binding with spine label and (oxidized) gilt to spine (rubbed and somewhat bumped, narrow losses to capitals, joints cracked). Rare first impression of the first edition of Pindar published in England. - Ebert II, 16865 (with extensive commentary). - Two-column Greek-Latin parallel text, single-column commentary in elegant italics. "Very rare. ... The translation is taken from Schmid's edition, as is the best in the notes. Varr. from 5 Bodlejan. Mscr., Sudorius' Latin translation and Benedict's paraphrase are appended." (Schweiger, 236). - Nicolas Le Sueur (1545-1594), French jurist and philologist. - The last 77 pp. (of another paper batch) contain "Pindari Opera Omnia Viz. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, & Isthmia / Latino carmina reddita per Nicolaum Sudorium in Curia Parisiensi Inquisitionum Pr�sidem". - Printed by Fitz-Herbert Adams. - On large paper. - Title and frontispiece moderately, otherwise occasional browning or foxing, faint tidemark in places. Pp. 275/276 with crease and tear underneath. VAT: *
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