[Rarebooks] FS: Dryden's translation of the Satires of Juvenalis. 1st ed. 1693

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Juvenalis, Decimus Junius and Aulus Persius Flaccus. THE SATIRES OF DECIMUS 
JUNIUS JUVENALIS. Translated into English Verse. By Mr. Dryden, and Several 
Other Eminent Hands. Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Made 
English by Mr. Dryden... To Which Is Prefix’d a Discourse Concerning the Original 
and Progress of Satire... by Mr. Dryden. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson. 
1693. Folio (12-3/4” x 8-3/4”). 2 parts in 1, each with a title-page. Each of 
the satires is preceded by its own half-title and followed by explanatory 
notes. Orig. speckled calf, worn, rebacked, orig. brown morocco spine label laid 
back down. Repair to the fore-margin of the title affecting the ruled border and 
one letter. Tiny bookplate on front pastedown.     $650.00 (trade discount 
allowed)
The first edition of the John Dryden (1631-1700) translation. Wing J1288.

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