G Rostrevor Hamilton — The Latin Portrait: An Anthology

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Cloth. Bright copy of this limited edition, a charming anthology of translated Latin poems. An edition limited to one thousand and fifty copies for sale in the United Kingdom, and five hundred in the United States. This volume being number eight-hundred of the UK edition by The Nonesuch Press. An anthology by G. Rostrevor Hamilton containing of twenty one Latin poems, translated into English, with Latin and English text printed side by side. A lovely work including an introduction by the author and works by Catullus, Virgil, and Seneca among others. Featuring an engraved vignette to title page and a headpiece to the introduction by Stephen Gooden. This copy is without its marbled slipcase. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear, back-strip darkened. VKB bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .