Lot 931
931
VERGILIUS. Opera Virgiliana cum decem commentis. Lyon, J. Crespin, 1529. 3 parts in 1 vol. CCLXVIII, XCV, (1), CCCCCC, (16) pp. First title printed in red and black within elaborate woodcut border, second title with fleur de lys device, c. 200 large woodcut text-illustr., numerous woodcut criblé historiated and decorative initials. Fol. 18th c. hcf. w. dec. gilt back. (Spine a bit dam., corners/edges bumped/worn, P4 (=CCXXVII-CCXXVIII) lacks, lower margin ti-p. rep., lower margin a bit wormholed/rep. in places, margins a bit thumbed/soiled/stained, sl. browned).
Important edition of Virgil (incl. Appendix Virgiliana and M. Vegio’s Bk 13 of the Aeneid) with commentaries by i.a. Servius, Donatus, Chr. Landino, D. Calderini, J. Badius etc. With over 200 superb large woodcuts, that first appeared in the Grüninger Strasbourg edition of 1502. - Adams V-474; Renouard (Badius) III, 377-379 (17); Baudrier Xll, 345 (note); Mortimer 538. Collation: a6 b-q8 r6 aa-ff8 A6 B-Z, AA-OO8 PP6 +8. - With bookplate of Johann Theodor Vömel (1791-1868) (ADB 40, 285-87).€ 1600
result € 1600
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