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Virgil

The Works of Virgil

J. Tonson

1709

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Description

A third edition set of the works of Virgil, as translated by John Dryden.

  • Sold as a set of 3 volumes.
  • Virgil (Roman).
  • Translated by John Dryden.
  • London: J. Tonson, 1709. 
  • Octavos.
  • Frontispiece present in all three volumes, along with numerous engraved full-page plates in each volume.
  • Bound in early brown calf with gilt tooling to boards and spine and labels bearing gilt titling to spines.

Condition Report

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Signs of handling and wear consistent with age.

Some bumping to edges and corners of boards.

Light overall bumping and wear to board surfaces.

Joints lightly scuffed.

Damage to leather finish along lower half of both joints of Volume 1.

Text blocks lightly age toned.

Lacking original title pages.

Early handwritten title pages supplied for each volume.

Scattered ink annotations to first several leaves of each volume.

Language

English

Subject

Classics, Antiquity, Poetry, Literature, Fine bindings

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