The Nature of Things, A Didascalic Poem (1813)

Titus Lucretius Carus; Thomas Busby, trans. THE NATURE OF THINGS, A DIDASCALIC POEM...ACCOMPANIED WITH COMMENTARIES...AND THE LIFE OF EPICURUS (2) volumes (complete). London: J. Rodwell, et al., 1813. First edition. Half red leather over patterned cloth boards, gilt-stamped spine, with marbled endpapers and all edges marbled. Folio; xii, xix, [1], viii, xxii, [2], 76, xxxvi, [2], 82, xlii, [2], 84, xlpp.; [6], 99, [1], xl, [2], 118, xl, [2], 95, [1], xxviii, xix, [1]pp. Volume I with frontispiece, dedication, and list of subscribers; vol. II with final errata page. Binder's sticker on front free endpaper verso: "BOUND BY ALEX R. BANKS JUNR / 5. NORTH BRIDGE. / EDINBURGH."

Each 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.

The Estate of the late Dr. William "Bill" Webb Johnston and Mr. Charles "Chuck" Raymond West, Hillsborough, NC

Sturdy boards with toning, fading, rubbing, and peeling to leather; interiors with toning, scattered foxing and spotting (heaviest at endpapers, title, and frontispiece), and occasional small damp stains and light soiling; overall pages clean and crisp. Very good. Note: All books in the estate are sold as is; condition changes are possible due to the lack of a temperature-controlled environment.

*Buyers take note, pick up will be required and is only available offsite at the residence in Hillsborough, North Carolina on March 22, March 24, March 25, and March 28 between 10am-3pm ET. See terms for more details.