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Doubleday, 1952. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Opera, nunc emendatiora. by [Virgil] Vergilius Maro, Publius
by [Virgil] Vergilius Maro, Publius
Opera, nunc emendatiora.
by [Virgil] Vergilius Maro, Publius
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Ludg. Batavor. [Leiden]. Ex officina Elzeveriana. 1636. 12mo (130 x 70mm), pp. [xl], 411 + [xliii index]. Engraved title, woodcut vignette with author's portrait on [*]4, and folding map of Aeneas's journey, text facing p.1 and on p.91 in red ink. Minor marginal foxing to few leaves and map, faint reddish stain to upper outer blank corner of first quire. 18th century green crushed morocco, marbled endpapers, triple gilt ruled, gilt fleurons to corners, raised bands, spine double gilt ruled, with gilt fleurons, a.e.g., silk bookmark. Joints a bit cracked, rubbed at head and foot, corners somewhat worn. Bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to front pastedown. The first printing of this edition of Virgil, distinguished from two reprints of the same year by the use of red ink in the passage printed in capital letters, 'EGO VERO FREQVENTES [...]' facing p.1 of Bucolics and in the dedication 'SI MIHI SUSCEPTUM [...]' on p.92. Willems 450
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- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Ludg. Batavor. [Leiden]. Ex officina Elzeveriana. 1636.