Lucretius and Epicurus
Ithaca: Cornell University Press (1983), 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 7-361, [7] pp. Red cloth with gold lettering blocked in red on the spine. Orange endpapers and pastedowns. The first examination of Lucretius' famous work, De Rerum Natura, in comparison with Epicurean philosophy. Epicurean philosophy and physics was a source of inspiration and a sort-of foundation for Lucretius in his composition of the poem. Near Fine / Very Good or better. Item #000014358
A small push to the top textblock and a gift inscription on the free front endpaper; jacket with some fading and light edge wear.
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