M.T. Cicero's Cato major, or his Discourse on old age / with explanatory notes.
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| Uniform Title: | Cato maior de senectute. English. Logan |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Printed and sold by B. Franklin,
1744.
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| Ownership and Custodial History: |
Inscriptions in pencil on front fly-leaves, including: "MSC[?] 6/57 cp[?]" and "1st edition second issue with word "only" on line 5 p 27. 1st issue is ony[.] fine clean large copy very rare"; inscription in pencil at head of first front fly-leaf recto (mostly erased): "W.A. White, 30 [...] 1887"(?); inscription in pencil on verso of title page: "1/86[?] cc[?]".
MSS 466 box 2 folder 101 |
| Local Note: |
MSU: Exhibit label available in MSS 466. |
| Binding Information: |
Bound in late 19th-century black morocco; boards, spine, outer edges, and turn ins tooled in gilt; boards and spine stamped in gilt; spine lettered in gilt; gilt edges; maroon paste-downs; binding signed in gilt at foot of front turn-in: "Bound by W. Pratt for H. Stevens & Son". |
| Physical Description: | viii, 159 pages ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Note: | Signatures: )(⁴ A-V⁴. Title page printed in red and black. Translated and annotated by James Logan but sometimes wrongly attributed to Franklin. "The printer to the reader": p.iii-vi. Generally regarded as the best specimen of printing produced by Franklin's press. cf. Curtis collection of Franklin imprints; Evans' American bibl., volume 2, page 258. |
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| Call Number: | PA6308.C2 L6 1744 XX |