The Georgics by Publius Virgilius Maro Translated into English Verse by John Dryden 1952
This Limited Edition copy (number 632 of 1500) of The Georgics by Publius Virgilius Maro, Translated into English Verse by John Dryden was printed in 1952 for the members of The Limited Editions Club at The Officina Bodoni Verona in Italy. The book, which is signed by both the engraver and the printer on the colophon page, measures approximately 9 inches wide by 12 inches tall by 7/8 inches thick. It contains xvi pages of preliminary material, including a ten-page Introduction by George F. Whicher, followed by 157 pages devoted to Virgil’s works.
This copy of the book is unique in ways well beyond the quality of its translation, illustrations, Introduction, and printing. It has been “decorated” by a previous owner with penciled comments, questions, statements, and opinions that related to his thoughts as he read the book. To a new reader, it would be like sharing ideas with another person – and perhaps agreeing or disagreeing with the earlier reader.
The book is hard bound in green cloth- backed patterned boards with gilt lettering in a brown title label on the spine. The original slip case is missing. The covers are in fine condition. The pages would also have been rated as in fine condition if they did not bear the previous owner’s pencil writings on multiple pages.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the book’s covers, penciled comments on a free end paper, a 2-page spread of the Title page and penciled comment, a page with text related to The Third Georgic and penciled comment, and a typical 2-page spread of text and illustration.
This Limited Edition copy (number 632 of 1500) of The Georgics by Publius Virgilius Maro, Translated into English Verse by John Dryden was printed in 1952 for the members of The Limited Editions Club at The Officina Bodoni Verona in Italy. The book, which is signed by both the engraver and the printer on the colophon page, measures approximately 9 inches wide by 12 inches tall by 7/8 inches thick. It contains xvi pages of preliminary material, including a ten-page Introduction by George F. Whicher, followed by 157 pages devoted to Virgil’s works.
This copy of the book is unique in ways well beyond the quality of its translation, illustrations, Introduction, and printing. It has been “decorated” by a previous owner with penciled comments, questions, statements, and opinions that related to his thoughts as he read the book. To a new reader, it would be like sharing ideas with another person – and perhaps agreeing or disagreeing with the earlier reader.
The book is hard bound in green cloth- backed patterned boards with gilt lettering in a brown title label on the spine. The original slip case is missing. The covers are in fine condition. The pages would also have been rated as in fine condition if they did not bear the previous owner’s pencil writings on multiple pages.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the book’s covers, penciled comments on a free end paper, a 2-page spread of the Title page and penciled comment, a page with text related to The Third Georgic and penciled comment, and a typical 2-page spread of text and illustration.
This Limited Edition copy (number 632 of 1500) of The Georgics by Publius Virgilius Maro, Translated into English Verse by John Dryden was printed in 1952 for the members of The Limited Editions Club at The Officina Bodoni Verona in Italy. The book, which is signed by both the engraver and the printer on the colophon page, measures approximately 9 inches wide by 12 inches tall by 7/8 inches thick. It contains xvi pages of preliminary material, including a ten-page Introduction by George F. Whicher, followed by 157 pages devoted to Virgil’s works.
This copy of the book is unique in ways well beyond the quality of its translation, illustrations, Introduction, and printing. It has been “decorated” by a previous owner with penciled comments, questions, statements, and opinions that related to his thoughts as he read the book. To a new reader, it would be like sharing ideas with another person – and perhaps agreeing or disagreeing with the earlier reader.
The book is hard bound in green cloth- backed patterned boards with gilt lettering in a brown title label on the spine. The original slip case is missing. The covers are in fine condition. The pages would also have been rated as in fine condition if they did not bear the previous owner’s pencil writings on multiple pages.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the book’s covers, penciled comments on a free end paper, a 2-page spread of the Title page and penciled comment, a page with text related to The Third Georgic and penciled comment, and a typical 2-page spread of text and illustration.