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Horatius Flaccus, Quintus
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Horatius Flaccus, Quintus
- Q. Horatii Flacci Opera, cum variis lectionibus. Notis variorum, et indice locupletissimo. London: Printed for W. Browne and J. Warren, sold by T. Payne and J. Edwards, 1792–1793
- Ink, paper and cow
Two volumes in four, folio (13 3/4 x 11 in.; 348 x 280 mm). Engraved portrait by J. Jones after W. Grimaldi. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco signed by H. Walther, gilt triple fillets and elaborated tooled cornerpieces. spines with gilt ornaments; spines very slightly faded.
Provenance
Duke of Devonshire (bookplate, Christie's London, 9 September, 1981, lot 232). acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 2003
Literature
Brunet III, 322; Lowndes III, 1114
Catalogue Note
The Chatsworth copy; one of twenty-five on large-paper.