Joannis Oweni, Alias Audoeni, Oxoniensis Angli, Epigrammatum Libri X.
- Coloniae: Ex Officina Metternichiana, 1747
Coloniae: Ex Officina Metternichiana, 1747. Very Good. Coloniae: Ex Officina Metternichiana Sub Signo Gryphi, 1747. "Editio Nova Catholica." 12mo (14cm.); full contemporary paneled pig, unadorned spine in four compartments, all edges stained red; 213pp. Binding rather dust-soiled, moderate wear to margins, small ownership signature to title page snipped out slightly touching text on verso, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy.
Uncommon edition of the tenth book of Epigrams by man of letters John Owen (ca. 1560-1622), whose "perfect mastery of the Latin language brought him the name 'the British Martial'" (Encyclopedia Britannica). Owen's epigrams were frequently guilty of anti-Catholic sentiment, evidently purged for this edition.
Uncommon edition of the tenth book of Epigrams by man of letters John Owen (ca. 1560-1622), whose "perfect mastery of the Latin language brought him the name 'the British Martial'" (Encyclopedia Britannica). Owen's epigrams were frequently guilty of anti-Catholic sentiment, evidently purged for this edition.