Olimpia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia; Una cum Latina omium Versione Carmine Lyrico per Nicolaum Sudorium
Oxford: Etheatro Sheldoniano, 1697. leather_bound. Folio,*6, A4-Ppp4, Qqq-Pppp, Qqqq2-Zzzz2, Aaaaa-Mmmmm. The first English edition of the Greek text edited by Richard West & Robert Welsted. Engraved portrait of Pindar by M. Burghers facing the title page. DIBDIN II, 289. "a beautiful and celebrated edition... on the whole, we must allow that the editors of this magnificent work have taken infinite pains to bring together every thing which could illustrate and improve the reading of the poet". The editors compared the Mss held by the Bodleian with that of the Biblioteca Palatina. Engraved portrait of Pindar and large title page vignette by M. Burghers. Pindar (c. 522 – c. 443 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet of the classical period from Thebes and the first Greek poet to reflect on the nature of poetry and on the poet's role. Errata. BRUNET IV p.659. Armorial bookplate. Raised bands, spines richly gilt, small front cover nick, scrape lower front cover corner, binding tight with leaves at end of text of Pindari Opera Omnia, leaves Oooo-Mmmm toned. Contemporary cambridge style binding in full brown calf. Very good. Item #23479
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