Excerpt from A Manual of Classical Bibliography, Vol. 1: Comprising a Copious Detail of the Various Editions; Commentaries, and Works Critical and Illustrative; And Translations Into the English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, And, Occasionally, Other Languages, of the Greek and Latin Classics This Work was put to press early in 1823, within which year the first volume was printed and the whole of my ms. Completed, which has since that period, with the exception Of a few alterations and additions, remained untouched -had the Work been published in 1824, as I desired, I might as a minor have had some claim on the indulgence of the public.-i take this opportunity of returning my thanks to my (london) Printer for his anxious solicitude in expediting the completion of this. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.