Euripidis Alcestis (Below Original Greek) Euripidis [Sic. Euripides] Ex Optimis Exemplarinus Expressa. Cum Variis Lectionibus In Usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteruiensi. Pre-1850,Prehistory To Roman. All Subjects

Half leather and brown marbled boards, gilt dec. paneled sp. with small gilt-on-red title label, some thin rubbing to outer corners otherwise clean, bright and unworn. T.p. with Greek head title and rest in Latin + 58 pp. interleaved with blanks, remaining text all in Greek; the blank leaves are heavily annotated in mixture of Greek, Latin and English in a small, but basically legible, early hand, this appears to amount to a clearly scholarly commentary of sorts and add great interest to the copy, ex-libris heraldic crest book-plate to fr. paste-down, motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', no name but slipped in note has 'Edward Geoffrey Stanley 14th Earl of Derby K.G. G.C.M.G P.C. D.C.L. b 1799. d. 1869, hence Order of the Garter motto, he was Conservative Prime Minister 3 times but each very briefly. Endpapers all have numerous tanning spots and small patches, front gutter opening to top half exposing netting but secured. An interesting copy. 12 cm x 18.5 cm