737 - Baroque

Baroque Maro, Publius Vergilius Illustrated with commentary and notes by Carlos Ruaeus, S.J. With an engraved frontispiece, a folded map, and 14 copperplate engravings. London, Knapton, Knaplock, Midwinter, et al., 1735. 12 leaves, 610 pp., 222 pp. 8°. Leather with gilt edges, gold-stamped Spine label, gilt edges, and colored edges (heavily rubbed and bumped, joints cracked). Rare. - The Eclogues (Bucolica), Georgics, and Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil collected in one volume. Accompanied by copperplate engravings by the English engraver James Mynde. With a preface on Virgil’s life. — Some pages slightly worm-eaten and stained. Overall in good condition. With an engraved frontispiece, a folding map, and 14 copperplate engravings. Leather binding with gilt spine decoration, gilt-lettered spine label, gilt turn-ins, and colored edges (heavily rubbed and bumped, joints starting to crack). - Rare. - The Eclogues (Bucolics), Georgics, and Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil collected in a single volume. Illustrated with engravings by the English engraver James Mynde. Includes a preface on Virgil’s life. - Some slight worm damage and staining. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.