Juvénal - Satires de Juvénal - 1782





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“Satires de Juvénal” by Juvénal, a bilingual edition with the Latin text facing the French translation by Jean Dusaulx, published in Paris in 1782 by Lambert and Baudouin, in full calf binding with 575 pages, 200 x 130 mm, original languages Latin and French.
Description from the seller
Juvénal. Satires by Juvenal. Paris, Lambert, Baudouin, 1782, clxxv-575 pp.
One volume in octavo (200x130 mm), full calf, spine with raised bands ornately, red morocco title piece, red edges (binding of the period). Good overall condition of the binding. Interior fresh, without foxing.
Second edition
Bilingual edition with the Latin text facing the French translation by Jean Dusaulx. The Satires are preceded by a Discourse on the Latin satirists. Each satire is followed by notes and commentary.
Juvenal, Roman satirical poet of the 1st and 2nd centuries, criticizes in his satires the mores of his time, ambition, corruption, social inequalities, luxury and the vices of urban Roman life.
Seller's Story
Juvénal. Satires by Juvenal. Paris, Lambert, Baudouin, 1782, clxxv-575 pp.
One volume in octavo (200x130 mm), full calf, spine with raised bands ornately, red morocco title piece, red edges (binding of the period). Good overall condition of the binding. Interior fresh, without foxing.
Second edition
Bilingual edition with the Latin text facing the French translation by Jean Dusaulx. The Satires are preceded by a Discourse on the Latin satirists. Each satire is followed by notes and commentary.
Juvenal, Roman satirical poet of the 1st and 2nd centuries, criticizes in his satires the mores of his time, ambition, corruption, social inequalities, luxury and the vices of urban Roman life.

