The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden, and Several Other Eminent Hands. Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Made into English by Mr. Dryden
hardcover
1693 · London
by JUVENAL (John Dryden, translator)
London: Tonson, 1693. hardcover. very good(+). Contemporary full mottled calf, folio, spine and corners rubbed, 13 1/2 x 9 inches. [iv], xxxix, [iii], 315, [1]; [iv], 87, [1] p. Dryden's long and important essay on satire is in the form of a dedication to the Earl of Dorset. Dryden himself translated Satires I, III, VI, X, and XVI of Juvenal; the others were by William Congreve, Nahum Tate, George Stepney, Stephen Hervey, William Bowles, Thomas Power, Thomas Creech, and John Dryden, Jr. The satires of Persius, all translated by Dryden, have a separate title-page, pagination. [iv], xxxix, [iii], 315, [1]; [iv], 87, [1] p. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, London, 1693. First edition. A beautiful clean copy. Wing J1288 (Inventory #: 272384)