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Marius the Epicurian; His Sensations and Ideas, Walter Pater, 1909

Marius the Epicurian; His Sensations and Ideas, Walter Pater, 1909

$67.00
SKU LAN9196

Historical and philosophical novel by Walter Pater, first published in 1885, and set in 161–177 AD, in the Rome of the Antonines.

Marius the Epicurian; His Sensations and Ideas, by Walter Pater. In two volumes, complete.

Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London. 1909 reprint. An uncommon set.

A good set of two blue cloth hardbacks with gilt titles to spine. Some scuffs and wear to covers and worn to head of spine. Previous owner's inscription to first free endpaper, dated to 1909. Soundly bound.

Endpapers with some offsetting and age spotting, but otherwise text is clean and bright. Dust toned top edge. With rough cut edges as issued. Some minor spotting to text block edges.

Text in English.

Vol I: 243pp;

Vol II: 224pp.

Weight: approximately 1256g (the set - unpacked). 

Dimensions:

Each volume approximately 209mm tall x 146mm wide x 43mm deep.