Title: Lays Of Ancient Rome Author: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Place: London Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Date: 1842 Description: (8vo) 21x14 cm (8x5½"), publisher's original cloth stamped in blind, gilt-lettered spine; housed in custom red cloth chemise, red leather and cloth slipcase with spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. A collection of narrative poems, or lays, by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Four of these recount heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic and tragic themes, giving the collection its name. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to cloth with rubbing to extremities, some slitting to cloth at spine; hinges cracked; catalog listing for the volume affixed to front pastedown; ownership inscription and chop stamps to front free endpaper; scattered light foxing; good or better. Item number: 299109
Title: Lays Of Ancient Rome Author: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Place: London Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Date: 1842 Description: (8vo) 21x14 cm (8x5½"), publisher's original cloth stamped in blind, gilt-lettered spine; housed in custom red cloth chemise, red leather and cloth slipcase with spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. A collection of narrative poems, or lays, by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Four of these recount heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic and tragic themes, giving the collection its name. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to cloth with rubbing to extremities, some slitting to cloth at spine; hinges cracked; catalog listing for the volume affixed to front pastedown; ownership inscription and chop stamps to front free endpaper; scattered light foxing; good or better. Item number: 299109
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