First edition. viii, 166pp. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Boards a little rounded on corners. Previous owner's name inked on the front free endpaper. A few pages have a minor corner bump. In its original dust wrapper . lightly bumped at edges and a little shelf worn.
A collection of essays examining the poetry and literary works of the ancient Rome poets such as Virgil, Horace, Catallus and Tibullus.