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Gymnasium Sive Simbola Critica. Intended to Assist the Classical Student in His Endeavours to Attain a Correct Latin Prose Style. By Alexander Crombie and printed in London for Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1838, 2 volumes, 406 pp plus preface and 514 pp, 8.75” x 5.5”, 8vo, hardcover full leather. In good condition. Light rubbing and wear to leather on boards and spines, with some instances of peeling to the rear board of Volume II. Title and volume labels remain intact. Hinges remain in good condition with light cracking to the front of each volume. Text blocks remain bound well. Light markings and marginalia, along with ex-library bookplates and stampings from the Phillips Exeter Academy Library in Exeter, New Hampshire. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce and attractive set designed to assist students in learning Latin prose and the classics in general. By Scottish Presbyterian minister, writer, and educator Alexander Crombie (1760-1840). COLL1838AFGX 0224-aj0950
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