[Rarebooks] FS: "Comedies of Aristophanes" London: 1812

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Aristophanes. COMEDIES OF ARISTOPHANES. Viz: The Clouds, Plutus, The Frogs, The Birds; Translated Into English: with Notes. London: Printed by A. J. Valpy, for Lackington, Allen, and Co. 1812. 8vo. xii,500pp. Engraved frontispiece bust of Aristophanes. Cont. full calf, gilt decorated spine compartments. Frontispiece and title page a bit foxed, and occasional foxing of the final play.    $375.00 (trade discount allowed)
Plays represented in this volume are: The Clouds, translated by Richard Cumberland; Plutus, translated by Henry Fielding and the Rev. Mr. Young; The Frogs, translated by C. Dunster; and The Birds, a new translation (preface dated 1812) by "A member of one of the universities." Very scarce.

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