Red calf binding with gilt banding, decoration and title on the spine. Decorative edging on the front board.

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‘Opera Omnia’ by the leading Roman lyric poet in the Augustan Age, first edition to feature an extensive commentary by Arthur John MacLeane. Text in the original Latin and commentary in English in the double column below. With a preface and introduction by MacLeane, as well as biographical references and indexes to the rear.

The aim of this work was to present students and readers with an in-depth understanding of Horace’s poems in their letter and spirit, including a biographical and historical sketch of his life.