The Works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews.
by Virgil:
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About This Item
Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for the author., 1766. 8vo. pp. [vi], 16, [i], 4-536. Some spotting, most apparent on title and preliminaries. Modern half calf, gilt, retaining the original marbled paper boards, slightly rubbed; ownership signature dated 1800 partially obliterated on front free end-paper. Robert Andrews (1723-1766) was a presbyterian minister and poet, chiefly remembered for this blank verse translation of Virgil. Gaskell, Baskerville, 32 Book
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- Bookseller
- Bryars and Bryars (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7687
- Title
- The Works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews.
- Author
- Virgil:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by John Baskerville for the author.
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham
- Date Published
- 1766
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical & Byzantine Literature & Philosophy;
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...