Claudian's Rufinus: or, The court-favourite's overthrow. Being a curious and correct edition of one of the best satyrical poems, of one of the best poets, on one of the worst statesmen that ever liv'd. The second edition.

ID 24294
Title Claudian's Rufinus: or, The court-favourite's overthrow. Being a curious and correct edition of one of the best satyrical poems, of one of the best poets, on one of the worst statesmen that ever liv'd. The second edition.
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Signed Author Claudian's Rufinus
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination xvi, 26
Date of Publication 1730
Edition Statement The second edition
Edition Number 2
Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed for E. Smith, at the Royal Exchange: sold by the book-sellers, and pamphlet-sellers in London and Westminster.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
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Price (shilling)
Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 6
Non-UK Price
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Notes ESTC Notes: The translator's prefatory introduction is addressed to Alexander Pope and signed: Nameless Name.
A revival of Claudianus's attack on Rufinus apparently against Walpole.
The final leaf contains an 'After-thought' and is sometimes bound after the titlepage.
Price from imprint: price Six Pence.
With a frontispiece.
Hand-Verified No
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Attempted Verification No

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Claudianus, Claudius. Claudian's Rufinus: or, The court-favourite's overthrow. Being a curious and correct edition of one of the best satyrical poems, of one of the best poets, on one of the worst statesmen that ever liv'd. The second edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24294, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24294. Accessed 2025-10-10. 

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