[In Greek]: Anakreontos Teiou Mele. Anacreontis Teii Odaria

Parma: Ex Regio Typographeio [i.e., Giambattista Bodoni], 1785. Very Good+. Quarto (32 cm); [4]. xciv, 100, [2] pages. Engraved title vignette, engraved vignette of the arms of Don José Nicolás de Azara (by Domenico Cagnoni). Text in Latin and Greek. Printed in capitals on blue paper. In contemporary dark green-brown speckled calfskin, ruled in gilt and bordered with a frond and flower tool, all edges gilt. Spine in six compartments titled in gilt and gilt stamped with "Greek pavilion" tool. Greek key turn-ins. Pink marbled endleaves. The whole preserved in recent custom slipcase. Spine fading to brown and beginning to split slightly near head and tail. Few abrasions on boards. Text effectively unblemished. References: Brooks, 287 ("Magnificamente stampato in caratteri maiuscoli"); Giani, Catalogo delle autentiche edizioni bodoniane, 3 ("Certo questa seconda edizione è più attraente della prima...."); De Lama, II, 35 ("bella edizione").

Much admired edition in a large quarto format of a text Bodoni had printed in octavo the previous year. Intended in part to show off his new Greek capital letters, he printed the entire text on tinted paper in caps and small caps, in sharp distinction to any prior edition. Bodoni was actively trying to expand his commercial market and his reputation into Spain during this period, hence the dedication to Azara, a Spanish noble and sometime resident of Parma.