{"product_id":"horace-london-1809-124706","title":"Horace,","description":"A sweet edition of the collected works of the Roman poet Horace in English following the translation of Philip Francis (1708-1773).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Francis's chief, and perhaps only, claim to fame rests on his translations into English verse of the works of Horace, which were first published in four volumes between 1742 and 1746. Many English poets before Francis had produced translations of Horace, but no less a judge than Samuel Johnson pronounced that Francis had \"done it the best; I'll take his, five out of six, against them all\" (Boswell's Life of Johnson, 2.253)' (ODNB).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24mo (14 x 7.5 cm); engraved title and portrait frontispiece, letterpress divisional titles, ads to rear, bookplate to front pastedown, a little toned, old corner folds; contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, gilt spine in 4 compartments, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, extremities a little rubbed and bumped, very good; xxiv, 454, [2]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HORACE; FRANCIS, Philip (translator).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57732583981431,"sku":"124706","price":477.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/124706_01.jpg?v=1794333282","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/horace-london-1809-124706","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}