Lot 307

Virgil






Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
£300
Description
Aeneis, translated into Scottish verse, by the famous Gawin Douglas. Edinburgh: Andrew Symson and Robert Freebairn, 1710. Second edition, Folio, contemporary panelled and sprinkled calf, spine decorated gilt in compartments, joint of upper board weak, occasional slight paper discolouration
Footnote
Note: Thomas Ruddiman's edition based on the text of the original edition of 1553. Ruddiman's Glossary is acknowledged to have laid the foundation of Scottish lexicography.





