THE GEORGICS OF VERGIL LIMITED 500 COPIES, This No.8

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Book Description

Small 4to, 11.5 x 8 Inches. Bound in original quarter vellum over pale blue paper covered boards, with Gilt ‘V’ on front & gilt lettering to spine. Binding in very good condition, just light wear. Top edge gilt. Text in near fine condition, no inscriptions, light tanning to endpapers. Woodcut illustrations by Edward Carrick. A most impressive publication.

Dealer Notes

This book was printed to commemorate the two thousandth anniversary of Vergil’s birth.
This is number 8 of 500 copies on specially made paper.

Author Virgil [Blackmore, R.D. Trans.]

Date 1931

Binding Quarter Vellum

Publisher George W. Jones

Illustrator Edward Carrick

Condition Very Good

Pages xxviii, 130pp

Reserved

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

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