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Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis, / illustrata, ornata, et accuratissime impressa. ; Tom. I[-II].
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1750 Virgil
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Virgil.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. 1750
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Latin poetry.
- Epic poetry, Latin.
- Agriculture--Poetry.
- Agriculture.
- Pastoral poetry, Latin.
- Genre:
- Poems -- 1750.
- Physical Description:
- 2 v., LVIII leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 17cm. (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis
- Place of Publication:
- Londini, : Impensis J. et P. Knapton, in Vico Ludgate. et Gul. Sandby, in Vico Fletano., MDCCL. [1750]
- Notes:
- Edited by Emmanuel Schelstrate. Cf. ESTC.
- Includes: 'P. Virgilii Maronis historia descripta per consules, a Carolo Ruaeo S.J.'.
- Titlepages in red and black; engraved title vignettes.
- Errors in pagination: v.1 has p. 132 misnumbered 133 and p. 145-148 omitted in pagination with no loss of text; v.2 with p. 90 misnumbered 20.
- Plates engraved by Grignion and J.S. Müller. [i.e. Miller].
- Ordinary octavo edition; also issued in larger octavo format with pagination: 239; 288 p., LXIII leaves of plates.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of: Evan H. Turner (2006), from the collection of Albert Morton Turner (1890-1976).
- Athenaeum copy with invoice from bookseller Frank R. Brown, Histon, Cambridge, England, dated Oct 23rd 1947.
- Cited in:
- ESTC (BL) T139415
- Contains:
- Virgil. Aeneis.
- Virgil. Georgica.
- Virgil. Bucolica.
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