Author: LEMPRIERE, A.
Title: Lempriere's Classical Dictionary
Description: London, Bracken. 1984. (ISBN: 0946495122). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xv + 736 pages. A facsimile of the 1865 edition. For over 200 years the dictionary has been a handbook for teachers, journalists and an inspiration for dramatists and poets, especially the romantic poets such as Keats, who is said to have known the book almost by heart. Far from being an ordinary dictionary, the work is full of incidental details and stories which bring the mythical past to life. B2E. Fine/Near Fine.

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