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| (VIRGIL). Publius Virgilius Maro. BUCOLICA, GEORGICA, ET AENEIS. Londini: A. Dulau, 1800. Printed by T. Bensley, London. Illus. Two volumes: [iv], 246; [iv], 276pp. Royal 8vo., full morocco, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. The text is taken from that of the Didot folio edition, published at Paris in 1798. Illustrated with fifteen engravings by Bartolozzi, James Fittler, J. Neagle, and Sharp, after Gérard and Girodet; there is one plate to each book of the Aeneis, one to the Bucolica, and two to the Georgica. The impressions are good and the plates are clean. Two leaves in volume I (pp. 241-244) have closed tears to the top corner, not affecting text. Ink ownership to half-titles. The volumes have been skillfully rebacked in maroon leather which matches the original leather covers, and with replacement endpapers. The covers have a small, all over, blind-stamped diaper pattern with a single, gilt fillet outer boarder and a single-rule gilt panel with ornamental scalloped corners; the board edges are gilt-stamped with leaves and flowers; the covers show some rubbed spots and wear to extremities. The spines are in six compartments: gilt lettered in two, one of which is black leather onlay, and ornamental tooling in the rest. This is an elegant edition and an attractive set. (Brunet; Lowndes). $1250.00 #53038 |