The first edition of Long's translation was published in 1862. By 1864 a pirated edition appeared by Ticknor & Fields, Boston. Long's notice appeared first in the 1869 British 2nd edition published by Bell & Daldry, London, and was still appearing several printings later in 1885.
Long's consideration of a Confederate dedication to a pirated Union publication is an excellent example of being politely very rude, and his opening paragraph pure stoicism! [Submitted by P.Hatcher / Many thanks]
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The publishing house was TicknOR & Fields of Boston, Massachusetts, namesake of the prestigious Ticknor Society, a book collecting fellowship on Beacon Hill.
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A loyal reader and pedantic Bostonian
Many thanks loyal reader. Will remedy that egregious error a-sap. N
ReplyDeleteRegarding the inscription: googling turns up an E.D. Mansfield who was "Assistant Master at Clifton College, Bristol, UK." in the 19th Century, and who co-authored a Primer of Greek Grammar which is apparently still in use (reprinted in 1977).
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