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The works of Virgil : translated into English blank verse
by VIRGIL
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
1755 ENGLISH ed Works of VIRGIL Aeneid Bucolics Eclogues Joseph Trapp 3v SET
"If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell."
― Virgil, The Aeneid
A rare and highly desirable 18th-century edition of the works of Virgil. Virgil is regularly considered one of the greatest Roman poets because of his poems, 'Eclogues,' 'Georgics,' and 'Aeneid' – some of the most important works of western literature. This 1755 English edition was translated into English with commentary by Joseph Trapp.
Item number: #20175
Price: $599
VIRGIL
The works of Virgil : translated into English blank verse
London : printed for W. Meadows, 1755.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Vol. 1 – [2], xciv, [2], 240
o Vol. 2 – [2], 420
o Vol. 3 – [2], 430, [2]
o Engraved frontispiece in each volume
· Provenance:
o Handwritten – John Gaskarth, 1770
o Armorial Bookplate – S&B
Includes a styled '&' of rope, with an English earl's coronet.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in x 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20175
- Title
- The works of Virgil : translated into English blank verse
- Author
- VIRGIL
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for W. Meadows
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1755
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1755 ENGLISH ed Works of VIRGIL Aeneid Bucolics Eclogues Joseph Trapp 3v SET, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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