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Publius Virgilius Maro [ Pickering's Diamond Classics ]

Publius Virgilius Maro [ Pickering's Diamond Classics ]

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Publius Virgilius Maro [ Pickering's Diamond Classics ]

by Publius Virgilius Maro [ Virgil ]

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Guielmus [ William ] Pickering, 57 Chancery Lane, London, 1831. 1st edition.. Hardback. Full later tan morocco, F. 283pp+page of adverts on verso of pp283, engraved frontis, engraved title, letterpress title, corrigenda slip tipped in at the rear, all edges gilt, a fine copy. Nicely, if plainly bound in an unsigned binding with gilt dentelles, signature of Ursula Devereux on an initial blank, a lovely copy. Printed by Charles Corrall of Charing Cross in the tiny Diamond 4.5 point type. a landmark in typography. Page size in this copy is 80mm x 45mm. A miniature printing of Virgil by William Pickering, part of his 'Diamond Classics' series which was begun in 1819. The tiny type noted for its fine clarity despite small size. This is reputed to be the scarcest title in the series after a fire destroyed all but 100 copies in Corrall's premises.

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Bookseller
Eastleach Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
31966
Title
Publius Virgilius Maro [ Pickering's Diamond Classics ]
Author
Publius Virgilius Maro [ Virgil ]
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st edition.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Guielmus [ William ] Pickering, 57 Chancery Lane, London
Date Published
1831
Keywords
miniature book, typography, diamond classics, binding, classics, literature

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Miniature
A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
Tipped In
Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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