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Click here to see our other books! Lucian of Samosata. From the Greek. With the Comments and Illustrations of Wieland and Others William Tooke 1820 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown : London 11.5" by 9" xxii, 790; vi, 793pp. SUMMARY The complete two-volume first edition of William Tooke's translations of the works of Lucian of Samosata, uniformly bound in half calf. First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 4.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 42.99 EU Postage : £ 27.99 European Postage: £ 45.99 Asia Postage: £ 74.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 129.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work, uniformly bound in a half calf binding with marbled boards. Library label of Norfolk & Norwich Library to each of the front boards, and a library bookplate to each of the front paste downs. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece to Volume I. William Tooke (1744-1820) was a British clergyman and historian. In this two-volume set, Tooke translates the work of Lucian of Samosata from the Greek, with a brief biography. Lucian of Samosata was a satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer, best known for his ridicule of superstition and for inventing the genre of comic dialogue. His writings were very popular in antiquity. He has also had a huge impact on Western literature, inspiring More's Utopia , Shakespeare's Timon of Athens and Swift's Gulliver's Travels . CONDITION In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed to the spines and extremities. Cracking to the joints of Volume I. Cracking to the front joint of Volume II. Joints may fail with further handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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