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1765 The Letters of Pliny the Consul

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1765 The Letters of Pliny the Consul
<B> William Melmoth, translator and editor : </B></I><B><I>The Letters of Pliny the Consul: With Occasional Remarks, Volume 1.</B></I></B></I> (Dublin: Thomas Ewing, 1765), fifth edition (corrected), v , 298 pages, bound in full calf, morocco spine labels with gilt titles and decoration, 12mo (4.25" x 7"), exterior hinges cracked, spine and extremities of the boards rubbed, corners well worn, moderate foxing throughout especially the preliminary pages, however the contents are sound and tight, very good condition. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63-ca 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author, and a philosopher of ancient Rome. His <I>Letters (Epistulae),</B></I> a series of personal missives directed to his friends and associates, are a unique testimony of Roman administrative history and everyday life in the 1st century.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)