About this title: The works of Horace have exerted strong and continuing influence on writers from his day to our own. Sophisticated and intellectual, witty and frank, he speaks to the cultivated and civilized world of today with the same astringent candor and sprightliness that appeared so fresh at the height of Rome's wealth and glory. These two volumes offer splendid translations of the entirety of Horace's poetic work. The Satires and Epistles spans Horace's career as a satirist, critic, and master of lyric poetry, as man of the world, friend of the great, and relentless enemy of the mediocre, "Horace," ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Reader copy. Paperback. cover and corner wear. highlighting. underlining. notes. other markings. different cover. 1985 printing. name sticker and markings in cover. bent spine. lightly soiled book edge. read more
Description: Used: Very Good. Almost like new trade paperback; 1993 printing; pages pristine, tight, unmarked; spine uncreased; neglibible wear to corners of covers; on its way to you the same or next day in bubblewrap; email confirmation; standard mail takes 4-14 days; priority mail takes 2-5 days; international orders go by global priority mail (5-7 days) whenever possible. read more
Description: Good. Penguin, TPB, 1987 reprint, 4th printing. Good reading copy, reasonably tight, light wear, bookstore stickers and marks on cover, name on first page but all other text pages are clean. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1959
ISBN-13:9780226067773ISBN:0226067777
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Sixth Printing, 1972. This copy is in good condition, with a solid binding and a clean, unmarked text. The cover shows mild aging and wear. 318 pages. "Horace is the best antidote in the world for anxiety. His Satires and Epistles demonstrate the good-humored freedom of a man who cheerfully assumed the responsibility for making his own life not so much a 'success' as the occasion for a true enjoyment of virtue and knowledge. "--Smith Palmer Bovie. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
Date Published: 1959
ISBN-13:9780226067773ISBN:0226067777
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BE6-A trade paperback book in good condition. A tight, clean, sound coyp in monochrome illustrated black and white wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light overall rubbing of the covers plus there is some chipping at the front bottom right cover corner plus there is some light scattered surface chipping around the covers' edges plus there is some light creasing on the back cover plus there is some light yellowing of the paper edges ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780226067773ISBN:0226067777
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Same ISBN, different cover art. Has some general wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 326 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Date Published: 1959
Description: No DJ. 12mo. 318 pages. Ex-Library book with library sticker on spine and at top of front cover. Translation by Smith Palmer Bovie. We pack carefully and ship immediately from our private, smoke-free collection. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1959
ISBN-13:9780226067773ISBN:0226067777
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Tradesize softcover has shelf and edge wear, scar on top front corner, crease on bottom, bumped corners, a few pages have highlighting or underlining, tightbound. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1959
ISBN-13:9780226067773ISBN:0226067777
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition/later printing (10) is tight with no markings, some light soiling to page edges, wraps have some rubbing and edges have some curling/creasing. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2005-12-27
ISBN-13:9780140455083ISBN:0140455086
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780140455083. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 2002. Paperback. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1959
ISBN-13:9780226067773ISBN:0226067777
Description: Very Good- Rubbing and minor creasing to covers, light crease to spine, stamps and writing to first page, some minor annotating in text, else tight and clean. read more
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