1749 Pliny the Younger Letters Latin Gilt Leather Paris Pocket Book
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1749 Pliny the Younger Letters Latin Gilt Leather Paris Pocket Book. Attractive 18th-century Paris edition of Pliny the Younger's Epistles and Panegyricus, in Latin, edited and annotated by Jean Nicolas Lallemand. Author: Pliny the Younger. Paris: Apud Desaint & Saillant, 1749. C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae et Panegyricus. Editio nova. Recensuit, & notis illustravit Joannes Nic. Lallemand, in Marchiano Rhetoricae Professor. Paris: Apud Desaint & Saillant, 1749. Attractive 18th-century Paris edition of Pliny the Younger's Epistles and Panegyricus, in Latin, edited and annotated by Jean Nicolas Lallemand. Pliny's letters are one of the central surviving bodies of Roman private and administrative correspondence, including his famous exchanges with Trajan; this compact scholarly edition presents the text with notes and index material in a portable 18th-century format. Details: Title: C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae et Panegyricus Author: Pliny the Younger Editor: Joannes Nic. Lallemand Place: Paris Publisher: Desaint & Saillant Year: 1749 Language: Latin Pagination visible in photos: preliminaries plus 411 pages, with final Finis and approbation leaf visible Size: approximately 5.75 x 3.5 x 0.75 inches Bound in period-style mottled calf with gilt-decorated spine, leather title label, marbled pastedowns, and red-stained edges. The spine has good visual presence for a small-format classical text. Provenance / markings: There is a light pencil ownership note on the front blank, appearing to read "L. Guillermet, avril 1847" or similar; the reading is partly uncertain. Condition: Good antique condition overall. Binding is intact and attractive, with rubbing, scuffing, bumped corners, small losses at the spine ends/corners, and surface wear to the boards. Front and rear boards remain attached. Marbled pastedowns show age wear and rubbing. Text block appears sound, with expected toning, scattered spotting/foxing, minor handling marks, and occasional small edge wear. Red-stained edges remain vivid. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
