£750.00
The only classical text and “most distinguished piece of printing to come from the Press at Strawberry Hill”
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| Title | The Strawberry Hill Lucan |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Marcus Annaeus Lucanus |
| Editor(s) | BENTLEY, Richard, CUMBERLAND, Richard, GROTIUS, Hugo |
| Publisher | Strawberry Hill Press |
| Place of publication | Twickenham |
| Date of publication | 1760 |
| Binding | modern half calf |
Lucan: […] Pharsalia, cum notis Hugonis Grotii, et Richardi Bentleii. [Twickenham] Strawberry-Hill 1760
4to. pp.[vi], 525, [i]. Engraved title vignette and tail-piece by Grignion. Spotting on title and final leaf; two ink library stamps of Repton School on title and one in the text. Modern half-calf in period style. Edges untrimmed.
The only classical text and “most distinguished piece of printing to come from the Press at Strawberry Hill”. Bentley’s notes were edited by his grandson Richard Cumberland. Hazen 7; Dibdin II, 187; ESTC T112686.