1755 ENGLISH ed Works of VIRGIL Aeneid Bucolics Eclogues Joseph Trapp 3v SET

1755 ENGLISH ed Works of VIRGIL Aeneid Bucolics Eclogues Joseph Trapp 3v SET

 

“If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.”

― Virgil, The Aeneid

 

A rare and highly desirable 18^th-century edition of the works of Virgil. Virgil is regularly considered one of the greatest Roman poets because of his poems, ‘Eclogues,’ ‘Georgics,’ and ‘Aeneid’ – some of the most important works of western literature. This 1755 English edition was translated into English with commentary by Joseph Trapp.

 

Item number: #20175

Price: $599

 

VIRGIL

 

The works of Virgil : translated into English blank verse

 

London : printed for W. Meadows, 1755.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 1 – [2], xciv, [2], 240
  • 2 – [2], 420
  • 3 – [2], 430, [2]
  • Engraved frontispiece in each volume
• Provenance:
  • Handwritten – John Gaskarth, 1770
  • Armorial Bookplate – S&B
    • Includes a styled ‘&’ of rope, with an English earl’s coronet.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~6.75in x 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)

 

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