[Rarebooks] FS: "The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus" translated by Thomas Taylor. Chiswick: 1821

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Orpheus. THE MYSTICAL HYMNS OF ORPHEUS. Translated from the Greek, and Demonstrated to Be the Invocations Which Were Used in the Eleusinian Mysteries, by Thomas Taylor. The Second Edition. With Considerable Emendations, Alterations and Additions. Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham, for the Translator. 1821. Second edition. lv,(1),205,(1)pp. With the half-title. Plus a (6)pp. catalog of "Translations and Original Works, by T. Taylor," which states publication prices.  Early 20th c. 1/2 calf, gilt titled spine.    $300.00 (trade discount allowed)

This edition, called the second, but is actually the third edition of Taylor's first published translation from the Greek (1787, then reprinted in 1792) is considered "the best" edition, with his final additions and revisions.

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