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[JONES, Owen (1809-1874), illustrator]. [HORACE]. HORATIUS FLACCUS, Quintus (65 -8 B. C.) The Works of Horace Chiefly Illustrated from the Remains of

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[JONES, Owen (1809-1874), illustrator]. [HORACE]. HORATIUS FLACCUS, Quintus (65 - 8 B. C.) The Works of Horace Chiefly Illustrated from the Remains of Ancient Art... London: John Murrary, 1849. 8vos. Two volumes. [6], 194; [4], 490, xiv pp. Eight chromolithographed pages by Owen Jones with tissue guards; hundreds of woodcuts (statues, bas-reliefs, coins, gems, people, etc.) by George Scharf, Jun.; initial letters. Title page printed in black and red. Full late nineteenth century calf stamped decoratively, ruled in gilt, six-paneled spine stamped in gilt and blind with a red morocco spine label. Coats of arms of the King's School, Grantham, Lincolnshire on covers. All edges gilt, gilt turn-ins. Prize bindings. FIRST MILMAN/JONES EDITION. 

Condition

Binding extremities lightly scuffed and rubbed. A few tissue guards lacking. Very light foxing and occasional small stains in volumes I and II. Bookseller's ticket on lower front pastedown of both volumes. A very good, attractive set. 

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"Owen Jones had yet a fourth book out in 1849, The Works of Horace, with a Life by Canon H.H. Milman. It is a continuation of the Ancient Spanish Ballads and Book of Common Prayer style: the pages of the Life are surrounded by decorated borders cut on wood and printed in colours, and the Books of the Poems are prefaced by eight chromolithographed title-pages in a roman or classical style, of which the colour schemes are unusual and attractive. The book also contains monochrome decorations by Jones and drawings from the antique by George Scharf, Jun." (McLean, Victorian Book Design & Colour Printing, p. 94).