Adam, Alexander. Manual of the Roman Antiquities. For the complete knowledge of the customs and customs of the Romans and for the easier understanding of the Latin classics, by explaining the most noble words and phrases that must be explained from the customs. Translated from English after the second considerably increased edition and enriched with additions and explanatory notes by Johann Leonhardt Meyer. Two volumes. 2 Bl., XX, 580 pp.; 1 Bl., 504, 101 pp., 6 Bl. With 2 stung frontispices and 9 coppers on 7 plates. 20 x 12 cm. Marbled semi-leather ribbons d. Z. (bieved, joints slightly degraded) with ornamental gold plated gold and 2 coloured gold-embossed shields each. Erlangen, Heyder, 1818. Later edition of the manual for a better understanding of the ancient classics, first published in 1794. – Weakly stained and tanned.