THE POEMS OF CATULLUS:; Translated by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish
Boston: David R. Godine, 1979. First Edition [no number line: presumed first printing]. Cloth. 8vo, black cloth with silver lettering on spine, archival -protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with B&W Graeco-Roman sculpture of lovers, translated by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth Marsh, 120 pages. Fine / Near Fine. Item #6571
Frederic Michael Raphael (born 1931) is an American-born, British BAFTA and Academy Award winning screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist.
Co-author Kenneth McLeish (1940-1997) was a British writer, playwright and translator. McLeish has been called "the most widely respected and prolific translator of drama in Britain."
SUPERIOR condition: Tight, bright, and clean copy in a sharp dust jacket (unclipped) with slight edgewear mainly noticeable at the head and foot of the spine. A saucy translation of the racy Latin poet. No previous owner or remainder marks.
Price: $25.00