Virgil, Publius Maron - Bucolica, Georgica, Aeneis cum servii commentariis accuratissime emendatis [...] Venice, Lucantonio Giunta, [1531]. 4°. On title page woodcut engraving of Virgil presenting the Aeneid to Augustus, letterpress mark to title page and end, woodcut illustrations, restored title page, restoration to outer margin cc. II-XLIII, slight defect in outer margin of some papers, rare reddening, small ink stain to censor vignette nudity on verso of c. CCLV of Aeneid, coeval binding in full stiff vellum, gold title within gusset at spine. Ownership notes to title page.

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