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1893 Lays of Ancient Rome
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding
In a full tree calf binding by Bumpus.
Lord Macaulay's poetical collection 'Lays of Ancient Rome', a very popular collection of narrative poems portraying heroic episodes of Roman history.
Illustrated with a frontispiece 'Alone stood brave Horatius', six plates, and thirty-four in-text engravings by J. R. Weguelin.
Lord Macaulay is also known as the 1st baron of Macaulay and was a historian and politician during the start of Queen Victoria's reign. His father Zachary Macaulay was a colonial governor and abolitionist. Lord Macaulay also contributed to the Edinburgh Review with his essay writing.
Collated and complete.
Condition
In a full tree calf binding by Bumpus. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the spine. Head of the boards are a little faded. A few light marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots.
Very Good Indeed
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