LATINO-Anglicanus: in usum Scholarum OR The more eminent sayings of the Latin Poets Collected: And for the service of Youth in that Ancient exercise, commonly called Capping of Verses, Alphabetically digested; and for greater benefit of young beginners in the Latin Tongue, rendered into English.
by Langston, John ("Teacher of a private Grammar School near Spittle-fields, London")
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24 mo. (5 3/4 by 3 3/4 inches) London: Printed for William Leach at the crown in Cornhill, near the Stocks-Market, 1679. The Second Edition, with the Addition of several hundred Sentences.[14] 166 [1], good condition: later speckled calf, corners slightly bumped, red label in gilt on rebacked spine; hinges showing mild wear, but holding; old worming to margins of a few end leaves (not affecting text); bookplate on first fly leaf, inked name of previous owner dated 1893 on front paste down; old inked notes on back fly leaf; overall sound, and in good condition. ESTC R27673
Running headline: "A Poetical Sport." When the book is open, the verso of a previous page (i.e. on the left) contains the Latin expression, the English meaning is on the recto of the opposite page (i.e. on the right). An expression "He knows not a hawk from an handsaw," included on page 37, was used by Shakespeare in his play Hamlet.
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- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 962
- Title
- LATINO-Anglicanus: in usum Scholarum OR The more eminent sayings of the Latin Poets Collected
- Author
- Langston, John ("Teacher of a private Grammar School near Spittle-fields, London")
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Second Edition, with the Addition of several hundred Sentenc
- Publisher
- Printed for William Leach at the crown in Cornhill, near the Stocks-Market
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1679
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old and Rare; Literature; Poetry; Early English; Antiquarian; Classic Literature; Seventeenth Century Printing; Poetical Sport;
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