Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-z8, aa-nn8, A-Z8, AA-DD8; 576; 432 pp., woodcut device on both titles, sig.y-z slightly water-stained, first title slightly soiled, later calf, rebacked preserving old morocco lettering piece, 16mo (118 x 54mm.), [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1560. ⁂ John Gay's copy of Estienne's edition of Pindarus. Gay, poet and dramatist, was a member of the Scriblerus Club, and perhaps best known as the author of the ballad The Beggar's Opera (1728). In this copy Gay's ownership inscription, neatly written on a stub preceding the first title, is dated '1714', the year in which he published the pastorals The Shepherd's Week, a parody of arcadian life and poetry. Provenance: John Gay (1685-1732); two other early ownership inscriptions on first title, erased in ink; William Franks (ex-libris on front pastedown). Literature: Adams P1227; Renouard, Estienne, 117.2.
Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-z8, aa-nn8, A-Z8, AA-DD8; 576; 432 pp., woodcut device on both titles, sig.y-z slightly water-stained, first title slightly soiled, later calf, rebacked preserving old morocco lettering piece, 16mo (118 x 54mm.), [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1560. ⁂ John Gay's copy of Estienne's edition of Pindarus. Gay, poet and dramatist, was a member of the Scriblerus Club, and perhaps best known as the author of the ballad The Beggar's Opera (1728). In this copy Gay's ownership inscription, neatly written on a stub preceding the first title, is dated '1714', the year in which he published the pastorals The Shepherd's Week, a parody of arcadian life and poetry. Provenance: John Gay (1685-1732); two other early ownership inscriptions on first title, erased in ink; William Franks (ex-libris on front pastedown). Literature: Adams P1227; Renouard, Estienne, 117.2.
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