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Grattius (63 BC-AD 14) Gratii Falisci Cynegeticon. London: Harper, 1699. First Johnson edition, octavo, title printed in red and black, bound in contemporary speckled calf, original label on spine, joints a bit cracked, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
N.B. In addition to Grattius's ancient poem on hunting annotated by Thomas Johnson, this edition also includes Fracastoro's (1478-1553) Alcon, Caius's (1510-1573) De Canibus Britannicis, on the raising of British hunting dogs; and Demetrius Pepagomenus's (1200-1300) Cynosophium Liber de Cura Canum.
Estimate $100-200
A4, B-O8.
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