Lucani [Lucan]; W.E. Heitland and C.E. Haskins, eds. — M Annaei Lucani Pharsaliae, Liber Primus

Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 1907. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Stated reprint edition of the true First Edition, printed in 1875, and thus scarce thus in this 1907 edition, being his best-known epic poem. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Lightly toned interior, but clean and unmarked. Latin language throughout. From the 1875 edition the publishers have written an advertisement that suggests no need for a Preface but have used an edition of Oudendorp Weber and Weise. Heitland has provided a biography of sorts while Haskins supplied the critical notes. The author, Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November AD 39 – 30 April AD 65), better known in English as Lucan . . . is a much-loved Roman poet, "born in Corduba, Hispania Baetica (present-day Córdoba, Spain)," considered to be an outstanding exemplar of the so-called "Imperial Latin period." 52 pp. plus an up-to-date list of other Pitt Press titles.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good