Lot 748
Vergilius Maro, Publius
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographss | 10 May 2007
Description
Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis.... Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1757, 4to, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, lower board loose, some foxing; Proclus The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus... London, 1792, 4to, 2 volumes, vignette titles, contemporary calf, red and black labels, hinges cracking, ink inscription removed from titles; Plutarch Lives. Edinburgh, 1758, 8vo, 6 volumes, contemporary calf gilt, red labels, second leaf removed in the each volume [half titles?], owner's ink inscription on titles, some browning; Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe The adventures of Telemachus. London, 1705, fourth edition, 12mo, contemporary calf, rubbed, hinges weak, lacking front endpaper, browning and staining throughout; Cicero, Marcus Tullius Paraclesis or consolations deduced from natural and revealed religion. Edinburgh, 1767, 8vo, translated by Thomas Blacklock, contemporary calf gilt, red label, owner's ink inscription on title and front pastedown, worm to last few leaves [no text loss]; Aeschylus The tragedies of Aeschylus. London, 1809, 8vo, new edition, translated by R. Potter, polished half calf gilt, interior clean; Philostratus The two first books of Philostratus, concerning the life of Apollonius Tyaneus. London, 1680, 4to, translated by Charles Blount, title in red and black, contemporary vellum, worn, upper board loose, title and front endpaper loose, browning [Wing P2132]; L'Estrange, Roger Seneca's morals by way of abstract. London, 1764, 8vo, contemporary calf, worn, hinges split, owner's ink stamp on title, clipping pasted into front; Cicero, M.T.Apuleius Opera. London, 1825, 8vo, 7 volumes, contemporary half calf gilt, some light foxing; and 29 others (52)