Phalaris; Thomas Francklin

The Epistles of Phalaris. Translated from the Greek. To Which Are Added, Some Select Epistles of the Most Eminent Greek Writers.

London, R. Francklin, 1749. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Pastel blue paper over boards, brown cloth-rebacking, with brown paper title label over spine. Scuffing to, rubbing of tips, edges, but new endpapers and tight bindings make this a particularly sturdy exemplar of an important work, drawing epistles from various ancient Greek and Roman sources; the attribution solely to Phalaris was show in 1699 by Richard Bentley (16776-1742) to have been spurious but does collect and render in English a book-full of epistles. The entirety of Bentley's dissertations is available in digital fashion at archive dot org . Full-page black-and-white engraving from 1747 at frontis depicting a recalcitrant soldier bound in heavy chains appearing in front of a military general. Half-title, title, page of dedication (to the Right Honourable John, Earl of Orrery), List of Subscribers' Names, The Preface, then The Oration of the Ambassadors of Phalaris, to the Priests of Delphos. Phalaris (570 B.C. - 554 B.C.) was considered a Tyrant of Acragas (Agrigentum) in Sicily and who was tasked with the building of the temple of Zeus Atabyrius in the citadel. In returne for great wealth and power he supplied the city with water, built fine buildings, and strengthened its walls and protection. He took over an island, declared himself Master of all under him and was then deposed by the people under the direction of Telemachus and then burned to death in a "brazen bull," a torture device. xxiii [2], 3-224 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 356414

Catalogue: Ancient Greece and Rome

Keywords: Phalaris Thomas Francklin epistles Greek language

Thomas Francklin

The Plays of Sophocles Morely's Universal Library 44

George Routledge and Sons, 0. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. pgs.317 clean tight text with tanning to text pages sunning to spine crinkles to top/bottom spines some soiling to edges former owner page on title page some soiling to blue cloth covers Good.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 287849

FRANCKLIN (Thomas):

Sermons on the Relative Duties. The Fourth Edition.

Dublin: Printed for James Moore..., 1788. 8vo, pp. [iv], 176, contemporary lightly speckled calf, morocco label; front joint slightly cracked, spine dried and sunned. Francklin (1721 - 1784) published these sermons about the duties owed by children to parents, parents to children, servants to masters, masters to servants, wives to husbands, and husbands to wives, in 1765. They were reissued in 1770, probably with the same sheets and a cancel title-page. Another edition followed in London in 1787, and this Dublin "fourth edition" was the last edition to be published. ESTC on-line locates 5 copies: L, D, Dm; MiU, OU. Other editions are equally uncommon in ESTC but turn up regularly in the trade.

John Price Antiquarian BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 4191

Catalogue: Duty

Keywords: duty sermons prose

FRANCKLIN, THOMAS

Sermons on Various Subject. Volume II

London: T Cadell, 1785. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). vii, 383pp.. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Foxed .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: j6249b

Catalogue: Sermons

Keywords: Sermons Religion 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian