LUCANO. La Farsaglia di M. Anneo Lucano volgarizzata dal Conte Francesco Cassi. Due volumi, completo. Pesaro: Nobili , 1826-1829. [1117]
Two volumes bound as one, vol. i. 1826 & vol. ii. 1829. Full green leather binding, spine stamped in gilt, 30 x 22 cm, some light scuffing to the edges, xii. 248 (2); (6) 360; (2) "A' Miei Generosi Associati," dated 30 novembre 1835, (1) "Protesta del Traduttore," plus 28 pp. of subcriber's list and other material, the last dated 2 maggio 1836. Pages clean, book is tight. 2" circular dampstain on the first few leaves. Good. Hardcover.
Italian translation of a work of M. Annaei Lucani (AD 39-65). It is an account of the civil war that opposed Julius Caesar with Pompey which culminated in the battle of Pharsalus on 9 August 48 BC.