[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of an important English translation of Phalaris. 1749

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Phalaris. THE EPISTLES OF PHALARIS. Translated from the Greek. To Which Are 
Added, Some Select Epistles of the Most Eminent Greek Writers by Thomas 
Francklin. London: Printed for R. Francklin. 1749. (16),xxiv,224pp. Engraved 
folding frontispiece. With the half-title. The “Select Epistles” has its own 
title page dated 1749. Cont. calf, red morocco spine label, over blue boards 
(rubbed).     $450.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first edition of the first adequate English translation of Phalaris, a 
sophist of the 2nd century C.E.

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