Lucan's Pharsalia: or, The civil wars of Rome, between Pompey the great, and Julius Cæsar. The whole ten books Englished by Thomas May, Esquire

All titles

• Lucan's Pharsalia: or, The civil wars of Rome, between Pompey the great, and Julius Cæsar. The whole ten books Englished by Thomas May, Esquire
• Pharsalia. English; Lucan's Pharsalia; Civil wars of Rome, between Pompey the great, and Julius Cæsar; Continuation of the subject of Lucan's historical poem, till the death of Julius Cæsar

People / Organizations

• Lucan (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1679.

Added name

May, Thomas, 1595-1650, tr.

Publication year

1679

ESTC No.

R216636

Grub Street ID

91515

Description

[306]; [8], 122 p. ; 8°.

Note

Signatures: a]8] (-a1) A-S]8] T]2] ]2A]6] ]2B-]2F]1]2] (-]2F12) [leaf blank? not filmed?]

"A continuation of the subject of Lucan's historical poem, till the death of Julius Cæsar" has separate register and is paginated; there is no title page, but a caption title follows the dedicatory letter and poem

Copy cataloged imperfect? dedication of the Pharsalia follows title page on a3r; earlier editions have pagination [308]

Copy cataloged imperfect? lacking a1 and ]2F12.

Uncontrolled note

"A continuation" is an untrimmed duodecimo: gathered in 12's; horizontal chain lines