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Moncrieff, A. R. Hope (1846-1927) [but here only signed R.**] - HORACE UP TO DATE Ridentem dicere serum quid vetat?

Title: HORACE UP TO DATE Ridentem dicere serum quid vetat?
Description: London, Adam & Charles Black 1st edition 1927 by inscription . Octavo blue boards titled in black on cover, and Latin "Ridentem dicere serum quid vetat?" on spine (tips worn, a few light marks). Inscribed C.F. Coxwell 1927 to fly leaf, [viii] +183pp. Last 3 leaves with slight fore-edge chipping, pale foxing to first 3 & last 3 leaves. The last leaf, containing a poem on triple initials is signed R.** and the last page is of Press opinions written by the author, because "the Press is often dilatory and not always satisfactory at book notices so the author has thought best to provide his book with a few opinions in advance for the benefit, or warning, of readers". *Clever and amusing parody on the Odes of Horace written by classical scholar and author R. Hope Monscrieff, who wrote guides on the counties of England for A. & C. Black. A privately printed shorter version was given as a Christmas gift to his friends in 1926, the year before he died.

Keywords: poetry parody Latin Horace humour humorous

Price: GBP 35.00 = appr. US$ 49.98 Seller: Abbey Antiquarian Books
- Book number: A74622

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