In Latin and Ancient Greek. This book outlines to the reader how to understand metrics for Ancient Greek texts, for those interested in the classics, coming from the period directly after the rediscovery of the Rosetta Stone, a landmark in the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs where both Latin and Ancient Greek were present so could corroborate the Egyptian text.Original calf marbled boards bumped and rubbed commensurate with age and shelf wear. Front board showing repair (reattached to spine) and back board is cracked to spine but attached with embossed border decoration. Spine is heavily worn missing some gilded text and decoration. Marbled page edges with tight binding to the spine. Moderate foxing to internal pages and staining at some page edges but in good condition, clean and bright for age. 8vo.