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45 - HORACE. QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA. Londini [London], John Pine, 1733–37. Two 8vo volumes in garnet morocco, with triple gilt rule framing on the covers, a decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in fawn morocco, gilt-rule edges and caps, and gilt edges (contemporary binding). MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATED EDITION, entirely engraved, from the FIRST PRINTING, with the uncorrected error on page 108 of the second volume. It features 2 fleurons, 2 frontispieces, and 324 ILLUSTRATIONS, including large plates, vignettes, and subject-based culs-de-lampe, as well as 27 more or less ornate headpieces and 164 beautiful initials. A BEAUTIFUL COPY in period morocco leather, in perfect condition. ¶ Cohen, 497: “A highly sought-after work”—Brunet, III-320: “This fully engraved edition is remarkable for the elegance of its ornamentation.”
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HORACE. QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA. Londini [London], John Pine, 1733–37. Two 8vo volumes in garnet morocco, with triple gilt rule framing on the covers, a decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in fawn morocco, gilt-rule edges and caps, and gilt edges (contemporary binding). MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATED EDITION, entirely engraved, from the FIRST PRINTING, with the uncorrected error on page 108 of the second volume. It features 2 fleurons, 2 frontispieces, and 324 ILLUSTRATIONS, including large plates, vignettes, and subject-based culs-de-lampe, as well as 27 more or less ornate headpieces and 164 beautiful initials. A BEAUTIFUL COPY in period morocco leather, in perfect condition. ¶ Cohen, 497: “A highly sought-after work”—Brunet, III-320: “This fully engraved edition is remarkable for the elegance of its ornamentation.”
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