[VIRGIL]. Bucolica, Georgica, and Aeneid. London: Published by J. and P. Knapton and Gul. Sandby, 1750. 2 volumes, in-8° (151 x 223 mm), calfskin, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, ribbed spine decorated with red morocco panels on the back, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Vignette on the title pages, a colophon, and 58 plates engraved after BONNEAU & WILSON. Plate 57 is mistakenly bound in Vol. I. This binding was featured in the BNF exhibition dedicated to the Derome family (March 19 to April 21, 1990). Included: the exhibition invitation card. Cohen, 1017. A BEAUTIFUL COPY WHOSE SPINE WAS COVERED IN RED MOROCCO LEATHER BY DEROME THE YOUNGER CIRCA 1780.
Estimate
€300 - €400
Buyer's premium
30%
[VIRGIL].
Bucolica, Georgica, and Aeneid. London: Published by J. and P. Knapton and Gul. Sandby, 1750. 2 volumes, in-8° (151 x 223 mm), calfskin, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, ribbed spine decorated with red morocco panels on the back, gilt edges (contemporary binding).
Vignette on the title pages, a colophon, and 58 plates engraved after BONNEAU & WILSON.
Plate 57 is mistakenly bound in Vol. I.
This binding was featured in the BNF exhibition dedicated to the Derome family (March 19 to April 21, 1990).
Included: the exhibition invitation card.
Cohen, 1017.
A BEAUTIFUL COPY WHOSE SPINE WAS COVERED IN RED MOROCCO LEATHER BY DEROME THE YOUNGER CIRCA 1780.
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