VIRGILIUS Maro, Publius (70-19 B.C.). Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis . Paris: Pierre Didot l'ainé, 1798.
VIRGILIUS Maro, Publius (70-19 B.C.). Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis . Paris: Pierre Didot l'ainé, 1798. 2° (505 x 363mm). Half-title with unnumbered and unsigned limitation to verso. Engraved frontispiece by Copia after A.-L.Girodet and 22 engraved plates (14 after F.Gérard, 6 after Girodet and 2 unsigned, all by Baquoy, Beisson, Copia and others). (Limitation stained by original preservative, occasional scattered faint spotting.) Loose in the unbound sheets as published, uncut, contained in a modern burgundy crushed morocco backed cloth box (spine very lightly discoloured, extremities faintly rubbed). Provenance : Paul Jammes (sold for FF6000 to:) -- Georges de Belder (sold via:) -- Bernard Quaritch (1984 catalogue 'The Neo-classical Book', part IV of the de Belder collection, item 550). A FRESH, CLEAN COPY WITH WIDE MARGINS IN THE ORIGINAL UNBOUND LOOSE SHEETS OF 'The first of the great folios printed by Didot' (Ray). This is an unnumbered and unsigned copy from a limited edition of 251 copies. Ray French 70; Cohen/de Ricci 1019 (incorrect plate count).
VIRGILIUS Maro, Publius (70-19 B.C.). Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis . Paris: Pierre Didot l'ainé, 1798.
VIRGILIUS Maro, Publius (70-19 B.C.). Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis . Paris: Pierre Didot l'ainé, 1798. 2° (505 x 363mm). Half-title with unnumbered and unsigned limitation to verso. Engraved frontispiece by Copia after A.-L.Girodet and 22 engraved plates (14 after F.Gérard, 6 after Girodet and 2 unsigned, all by Baquoy, Beisson, Copia and others). (Limitation stained by original preservative, occasional scattered faint spotting.) Loose in the unbound sheets as published, uncut, contained in a modern burgundy crushed morocco backed cloth box (spine very lightly discoloured, extremities faintly rubbed). Provenance : Paul Jammes (sold for FF6000 to:) -- Georges de Belder (sold via:) -- Bernard Quaritch (1984 catalogue 'The Neo-classical Book', part IV of the de Belder collection, item 550). A FRESH, CLEAN COPY WITH WIDE MARGINS IN THE ORIGINAL UNBOUND LOOSE SHEETS OF 'The first of the great folios printed by Didot' (Ray). This is an unnumbered and unsigned copy from a limited edition of 251 copies. Ray French 70; Cohen/de Ricci 1019 (incorrect plate count).
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