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AENEID in XII BOOKS.
by VIRGIL, Maro Publius.:
- Used
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
Item Price
$870.35
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About This Item
London, printed for R. Dodsley, And sold by Mr. Hitch; Mr. Hinchliffe; Mr. Clements at Oxford; Mr. Crownfield and Thurlbourne at Cambridge; and Mr. Leake at Bath,1740.. FIRST EDITION THUS 1740, TRANSLATED BY MR CHRISTOPHER PITT, 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE. 4to, approximately 250 x 205 mm, 10 x 8 inches, pages: viii, [1]-294; vi, [295]-623, page 272 misnumbered 270 in Volume 1, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt lettered labels to spines, gilt rules and volume numbers to spine, double gilt rules to edges of covers, edges speckled red. Bindings rubbed especially the hinges, tail of upper hinge has slight crack and tiny worm hole, light scratching to covers, corners slightly worn, pastedowns and endpapers age-browned, bookplate to each pastedown (Samuel James, Baron Waring), shallow horizontal rippling to pages, 1 page in Volume 1 has pale ink stains to upper and lower margins, occasional other minor marks to margins, otherwise text clean and crisp. ESTC T139441. HEAVY SET AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39011
- Title
- AENEID in XII BOOKS.
- Author
- VIRGIL, Maro Publius.:
- Format/binding
- Full contemporary calf
- Book condition
- Used
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, printed for R. Dodsley, And sold by Mr. Hitch; Mr. Hinchliffe; Mr. Clements at Oxford; Mr. Crownfield and Thurlbourne
- Date Published
- 1740
- Keywords
- VIRGIL CLASSICS CHRISTOPHER PITT AENEID VIRGILIUS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
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Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- bookplate
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