[32] p. : ill. ; 29 x 12 cm.
“This edition is printed on T.H. Saunders mould made cotton rag paper, and limited to two hundred copies for sale, numbered I to XXX for the special copies, & 31 to 200 for the standard copies. The bindings, and offset-litho printing of the illustrations, are by Smith Settle of Otley. The printing of the text, and the hand-colouring of the illustrations, was done at Libanus Press. Set in Monotype Poliphilus and Antigone.” [colophon]
"The Greek text is that of H.G. Evelyn-White, in the Loeb edition of Hesiod. It is in poor condition, and the major discrepancies are marked with asterisks." [Introduction].
English translation first published in 1728.
Concertina style pages, (extending to 11 feet), printed on one side only.
Copy number 165 of 200.
Bound in quarter-linen with orange paper-covered boards. Title printed in gold on spine. In slipcase.