VIRGIL tr. Dryden
£1,500
Auction: 1 February 2005 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The works of Virgil: containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Aeneis; translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden ... 1st edition, engraved frontis. and 101 other engraved plates (chiefly by Hollar after Frantz Clein), with 2 lists of subscribers, 19th century sprinkled and panelled calf, spine decorated gilt in compartments, small repair to inner margin of **4 of The Life of Virgil and to a couple of small holes at lower inner margins of pp. 270-277, with some leaves discoloured including the paper of about 20 of the plates, folio, large paper, London: Tonson, 1697
Note: Wing V 616; Macdonald 33a. The subscribers' copies were printed on large paper. With the 2 lists of the subscribers