From Athenaeum Rare Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Folio (370 x 250 mm), 6, 277, 307. Roman type. Late 19th / early 20th century green crushed morocco by Period Binders of Bath, spine divided by gilt-tooled raised bands into six compartments, compartments with double-gilt fillets enclosing a broken fillet and stylised floral motif, boards with matching double gilt fillets enclosing a broken fillet with elaborate fleur-de-lys at corners, inner dentelles double ruled and gilt-tooled. Spine slightly faded, lacking half-titles and list of subscribers, occasional light foxing and browning to page edges. Peter Burmann the Elder (1668 1741), and his nephew peter Burmann the Younger (1713 1778), were a dominating force in European Classical scholarship in the 18th century, and were responsible for the publication of many variorum editions of Latin texts. At his death, Peter Burmann the Elder left his edition of Virgil unfinished, and it was brought to completion and published by his nephew at Amsterdam in 1746. As typical of all Foulis editions, the bare text is printed, without any scholia or commentary. A gracious folio Virgil from the fabled Foulis press in a resplendent binding. Gaskell 639. Seller Inventory # ABE-1670365735718
Bibliographic Details
Title: Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis
Publisher: Foulis Press
Publication Date: 1778
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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