PYTHIAN ODES.
Translated by H. T. Wade-Gery & C. M. Bowra. Pp. xlvi+166(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), the pictorial title page and headpieces to Introduction and colophon engraved by Stephen Gooden, text within decorative borders, appendices; small f'cap. 8vo; white buckram over bevelled boards, spine lettered in gilt the spine lightly browned, also slightly bruised at foot; uncut, the top edges gilt on the rough, others uncut and occasionally partly unopened; within patterned papered slipcase, edges worn and split, with large damp stain to one side; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the free endpapers offset; The Nonesuch Press, London, 1928. Edition limited to 1550 numbered copies (500 for sale in America). McKitterick 53. *Peter Pindar was a persona created by Dr. John Wolcot (1738-1819), a Devon clergyman, physician, art critic and journalist. Many of his odes satirized George III, and his career rose and fell invrsely with the popularity of the King. Item #182416
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