Lucan's Epic Poem in Prose

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LUCAIN (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus). La Pharsale de Lucain, translated by H. Marmontel. Merlin, Paris, 1766. 2 volumes in-8°, LXXIX, 304 & 415 pp., superb full calf binding, brick edges, corners slightly worn, minor loss at lower cap, internally well preserved, owner's name on title pages. First printing of the 11 illustrated plates by Gravelot, engraved on steel by Duclos (2), de Ghendt (3), Le Mire (2), Née (1), Rousseau (1), and Simonet (2). First edition of this prose translation by Marmontel, preceded by a preface and accompanied by concise arguments at the beginning of each book.