Horace: ‘De Satyra Horatiana’, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], E...

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Horace: ‘De Satyra Horatiana’, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], Elzevier, 1629,
Bookplate of John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Baron of Evesham (1651-1716), added engraved general title page, 239,296,250pp, separate printed title pages, 16mo, old full calf gilt, joints reinforced. Horace’s “Satires” were some of his most important works – a vast collection of poems on human emotion and flaws, witchcraft and superstition, mythology, Roman politics, adultery and sexuality, and much more. This 1629 edition of Horace’s “Satires” was collected and edited by Daniel Heinsius, published by Elzevier. Scarce – USTC lists 5 copies