Search Results: the georgics by virgil publius vergilius

New York: Modern Library, 1950. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In green cloth.

New York: Heritage Press, 1953. First Thus. Hard Cover (with slipcase). Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrations By Bruno Bramanti. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. VG in decorative floral patterned cloth, 4to, 154pp. Heritage press illustrated edition. (lacks slipcase, bookplate to inside cover).

New York, New York, U. S. A.: The Heritage Press, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Bramanti, Bruno. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Sandglass Sheet. The Book Is Bound In A Patterned Green Cloth Over Boards. Lettering On The Spine Within A Black Field. All Edges Are Dyed Black. Only A Hint Of Wear. The Black Slip Case Has Wear At The Opening And The Bottom. Good Condition.

Folio Society , 1969 . Hardback. . 8vo decorative cloth in slipcase. Illustrated by Nigel Lambourne. The image on this page is of the actual book for sale. Near Fine hardback (very light edgewear, clean and unmarked) in Near Fine slipcase (minimal edgewear).

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932. Cloth. Good. Mid green coloured cloth binding, light marking to the cloth, a bit faded. Inner and outer hinges good. Bright and tidy internally, minor marking. Pages; (10), 129, (1). The translation of the Bucolics/or Eclogues and the Georgics, by Alexander Murison (born in New Deer, NE Scotland 1847-1934). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Heritage Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. E--Mild wear to covers, still has glassine wraps which has a chip at the spine head, in black slipcase. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .

Folio Society, 1969. Folio Society. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. VG+ 1969 1st print Folio Society volume, illustrated by Nigel Lambourne, with slipcase and Intro. Some fading and rubbing to spine and light rubbing to slipcase. Beautifully produced, tight and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Poetry; ISBN/EAN: B07BN42KL2. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091801.. B07BN42KL2

London: The Folio Society, 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine. Elegant Folio Society edition of Virgil perplexingly political, metaphorical epic poem. Ostensibly a poetic guide to agriculture, it reflects the Rome's political travails leading up to the ascension of Augutus and the experience gained. With b/w illustrations by Nigel Lambourne. Bound in pleasing canvas cloth. Complete with slipcase. Some shelf-wear comensurate with age, else crisp and clean. Near fine.

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. An attractive Heritage Press edition in slipcase presenting Virgil's four interconnected poems of ancient Rome, collectively called the Georgics. This edition is based on an earlier Limited Editions Club edition printed by the Officina Bodoni at Verona. Rendered into English verse from the Latin by John Dryden, who also has provided end notes which attempt to explain the meaning of various passages. Also with black & white engraved illustrations by Bruno Bramanti and an introduction by George F. Whicher. Sandglass leaflet not present. --- In green cloth-covered boards with floral-patterned illustrations in black and gold. Titling in gilt on black spine block; all textblock edges stained black. Volume housed in black paper-covered slipcase. --- With barely noticeable discoloration to spine, otherwise volume is in excellent shape with clean, unmarked and tightly-bound interior. Slipcase with moderate… Read More

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. Bruno Bramanti. Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Limited to 1500 copies with this being number 1160. 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches: pp. xvi,168. Green buckram over decorated cloth with spine title in gold gilt on brown background. Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officia Bodoni in Verona. Signed on the colophon page by the engraver Bruno Bramanti and the printer Giovanni Mardersteig. Wood engravings by Bruno Bramanti. Deckle edge pages on fore edge and foot of book. Slight fading to spine and corners nudged. Textblock square. Gutters professionaly reinforced. Interior bright and clean. Lacks slipcase.

Folio Society,, 1969. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with frontispiece and plates; oatmeal hessian, upper board blocked in brown, backstrip lettered in brown, oche top, ochre endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

Cheshire House, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. VG/VG- in leather/boards (wear to spine/slipcase; some external rubbing). Small folio [6]xiii[3]182+ Reprinting of the 1697 first folio edition (by Tonson) of John Dryden's works; with the illustrations, plus Dryden's introductory essay and commentaries. One of 1200 numbered copies (the entire edition), designed and printed by Richard Ellis, and issued in observance of Virgil's 2000th anniversary and the Dryden tercentenary. Bound in half tan calf over light brown boards, plain endpapers, fore and bottom edges untrimmed (lacks spine proper and with wear to leading edges; upper and lower portion of origin al publisher's slipcase).20 Engraved Illustrations.

London : E. Bennq, 1928. First Edition. Hardback. SIGNED by the author: ""To F. G. B> from C. W. B."" Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Some foxing to dw. Minor, scattered marginal foxing internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 86 pages; Physical description: 3 p. b., 86 p., 1 b ; 26 cm. Subjects: Didactic poetry, Latin - Translations into English. Agriculture - Poetry. Pastoral poetry, Latin - Translations into English. Country life - Rome - Poetry.

London: T. Osborne, 1746. 2nd Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Full mottled calf leather binding. Spine with five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, morocco title and volume labels. Wear and slight loss to ends of spine. Cracking to joints and front board slightly loose, but securely bound. Wear to corners of boards. Title page printed in red and black. Very clean text throughout. Complete with all 10 plates, mostly botanical (including three fold-outs). Leaf X3 has a 7cm diagonal tear from upper corner. Contemporary inscription to verso of title page: 'Ann Dykes, her book'. Spine is labelled as Volume II however this volume is complete in itself. We have Volume I available separately (Virgil's Bucolics/Eclogues). A respected edition of Virgil's Georgics by English botanist John Martyn, with his numerous agricultural and botanical notes. ESTC: T67045. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo.… Read More

London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1758. [Classics in Translation] FINELY BOUND, a later edition thus. Complete in four volumes. Duodecimo (17 x 11cm), pp.[8] xxiv; 335 [3]; pp.[8] 246 [4]; pp.[8] 352 [4]; pp.[8] 306 [32]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, a folding engraved plate showing Aeneas' shield to volume III, a folding engraved map of Aeneas' voyages to volume II, and three further plates to volume I, two folding. Reasonably sized print, with extensive footnotes, several essays, and an index to volume IV. Re-backed in the mid twentieth century in tan calf with raised bands, gilt titles to twin burgundy labels, and generous gilt tooling to spines. Incorporating the original tan calf boards; all edges and endpapers marbled. Armorial bookplate of George Crompton to front pastedown of each volume. Internally crisp and clean, with some toning and spotting to first and final few leaves of each volume. A 2cm tear along the fold of one folding plate in volume I. Hinges repaired with… Read More

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1697. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. An exceptional, and exceptionally large, "large paper" copy. This copy is complete with the engraved frontispiece, the extra plate depicting Vergil reading the Aeneid to Augustus, and all 101 of the magnificent engraved plates by W. Hollar called for in this edition: ten in the Bucolics, twenty in the Georgics, and seventy-one in the Aeneid. Bound in 17th-century paneled calf, very nicely rebacked in the 18th-century. The spine is separated into eight compartments, ruled and tooled in gold, by raised bands. There are two spine labels, one in red and one in green morocco, tooled in gold. The boards are framed by a single gold fillet. Internally, this copy is in superb condition with very little of the browning associated with this edition. The great majority of leaves are crisp, lily-white and wide margined. In fact, this is the largest, and cleanest copy that we have had the pleasure to handle. There are a few incidental… Read More