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THE GEORGICS : TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY JOHN DRYDEN; Illustrated by Bruno Bramanti
by Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil); John Dryden (Translator); George F. Whicher (introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
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.
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 626
- Title
- THE GEORGICS : TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY JOHN DRYDEN; Illustrated by Bruno Bramanti
- Author
- Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil); John Dryden (Translator); George F. Whicher (introduction)
- Illustrator
- Bruno Bramanti
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Verona
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Vergil, Georgics, Ancient farming.
Terms of Sale
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
About Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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