Author: EPICTETUS.
Title: The Morals of Epictetus: Made English in a Poetical Paraphrase. By Ellis Walker, M. A.
Description: London: Printed for T. and D. Dodesley..., J. Durham...., and G. Field..., 1764. 12mo (in 6s), 175 x 98 mms., pp. [xxii], 61 [62 - 64 contents], engraved frontispiece, contemporary sheepskin (very worn)); text fingered, short tears not affecting text in several leaves, a rather shabby and well-used copy, with the contemporary autograph "Thos Hopper" on the top margin of the dedication page. Walker's edition of Epictetus first appeared in 1692 and was frequently reprinted in the 18th century. A piracy, with the names of the publishers being fictitious. ESTC T138717 locates copies in BL, Bodleian (2), Oxford Harris Manchester; University of California, Riverside and Pennsylvania in the USA; and Monash in Australia.

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