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Opera
by Quintas, Horatius Flaccus [HORACE]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Dark green full morocco, spine evenly toned to brown. Aeg. Fine. 2 vols
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Pine, 1737. First edition. leather_bound. Dark green full morocco, spine evenly toned to brown. Aeg. Fine. 2 vols. John Pine. 265, 191 (f3-!4). 22.7 x 14 cm. First issue with the misprint "post est" in the medallion of Caesar p.18. The entire text plus all the illustrations are engraved by Pine on copper plates. There are title vignettes, eight full page illustrations, culs-de-lampe and four line opening initial to each poem. Pine used imagery of classical seals, paintings and sculpture for the more than 324 illustrations and vignettes. BRUNET III, p.320 "remarquable par l'elegancce des ornements." GORDON N. RAY. p.3 notes, "Pine's complete command of his craft makes this the most elegant of English eighteenth-century books in which text and illustrations alike are entirely engraved." PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 178 states, "His life (Horace) spanned the decline and downfall of the Roman republic..........When he died, famous and acknowledged since the death of Virgil as the greatest Roman poet, Augustus was his executor." COHEN-DE RICCI 497. LEWINE p.246. ROTHSCHILD 1546-1547. Elegantly bound by Riviere & Son: raised bands, spine panels in gilt arabesques with cover large gilt arabesques nestled at cover four corners, inner dentelles with interior contents bright, clean and fresh.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22574
- Title
- Opera
- Author
- Quintas, Horatius Flaccus [HORACE]
- Illustrator
- John Pine
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Dark green full morocco, spine evenly toned to brown. Aeg. Fine. 2 vols
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- John Pine
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1737
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
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- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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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