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London : Jacob Tonson, 1697 A good copy of the large paper 1st edition with 103 full page engravings. This is the first illustrated edition of Dryden's famous translations of Virgil's works completed in 1696. The illustrations are spectacular - each dedicated to a subscriber who donated 5 guineas for the privilege. This copy has 2 bookplates on the front pastedown endpaper. The oldest is of William Trumbull Esq (1708-1760), who was the son of Sir William Trumbull and inherited his estate. Sir William (1639-1716) was a Privy Counsellor and friend of John Dryden. This is certainly Sir William's subscription copy for which he paid 5 guineas and has the plate opposite page 125 in the Georgics section dedicated to him. He was particularly fond of the Aeneid, and Dryden notes on the second page of his Postscript to the Reader, that 'If the last Aeneid shine amongst its fellows, 'tis owing to the Commands of Sir William Trumbull, one of the Principal Secretaries of State, who recommended it as his favourite… Read More

Dublin: G Perrin for S Price, W and H Whitestone, J Potts, T Walker, C Jenkin et al, 1780 A fair copy of the 1st Dublin edition of Uno von Troil's account of his visit to Iceland with Joseph Banks and Dr Solander in 1772. It was first published in Uppsala in 1777 and the English version is taken from the German translation of 1779. Dr Von Troil studied divinity, oriental and northern languages and antiquities. He was introduced to Dr Banks when he was staying in England. The book is in the form of correspondence and contains a wealth of observation from the visit. It is in a contemporary full calf binding with gilt lined raised bands to the spine and red title label. There is leather loss to the spine which has also lost the head and tail band. The front board has a bumped top corner and a paler section towards the bottom of the board. There are a couple of scuffed areas which might have been wormed at one point. Bottom corner turned. The back board has a small area of leather loss at the bottom close… Read More