29th Nov, 2023 10:00

Books & Works on Paper
 
  Lot 46
 

Virgil.- Pub. Virgilii Maronis Georgicorum libri quatuor, 1741

Virgil.-

Pub. Virgilii Maronis Georgicorum libri quatuor,

The Georgicks of Virgil, with an English translation and notes, first edition with 30 full page engravings, one foldout and 5 smaller engravings, some coloured botanical prints included, panelled citron calf, gilt ornaments, raised bands, spine worn and slightly cracked, green silk bookmark, a clean copy, minor offsetting; provenance: the Earls of Macclesfield, their book plate on the inside cover with the family crest and motto 'Sapere aude'; inscribed 'North Library’, blindstamped crest to tp; folio, Richard Reily, 1741.

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