VERGILIUS MARO, Publius Les Géorgiques de Virgile, traduites en vers françois par M. l’abbé De Lille. 1783 Fr.- A. Didot Sr, lge 4to, cont. dark green morocco (sl. rubbed), covers with triple gilt ruled border, richly gilt spine on 5 raised...
Estimation :
300 / 500
Adjudication :
300 €
Description
bands, gilt inside ornamental border, a.e.g., silk doublures (sm. def.), silk marker, [4]-195-[1] pp. Beautiful copy.
Ed. in the classicist typography of Didot (1730-1804) of the French verse trsl. of Vergil’s Georgics by Jacques Montanier (1738-1813), called Delille, 1st publ. 1770. With a long "Discours préliminaire" on the principles of the trsl. (pp. 1-50), and "Notes" (pp. 179-195). Woodcut mark on title. Old collector’s ticket F. de Fierlant.
Ed. in the classicist typography of Didot (1730-1804) of the French verse trsl. of Vergil’s Georgics by Jacques Montanier (1738-1813), called Delille, 1st publ. 1770. With a long "Discours préliminaire" on the principles of the trsl. (pp. 1-50), and "Notes" (pp. 179-195). Woodcut mark on title. Old collector’s ticket F. de Fierlant.
