VERGILI MARONIS OPERA OMNIA 1912 Virgil Works Riccardi Press ETON PRIZE BINDING
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TITLE: Vergili Maronis Opera Omnia
AUTHOR: Publius Vergilius Maro [i.e. Virgil]
PUBLISHER: London: Riccardi Press For The Medici Society
DATE: 1912
EDITION: Eton school prize binding and presentation leaf
DESCRIPTION: vii, 415 pages ; 24 cm
CONDITION NOTES: FINE Inscribed prize leaf and light handling to covers. Light expected sunning to spine. Pages clean without marks, creases, or tears.
BINDING: Original full green Japanese vellum over beveled boards, gilt tooled Eton coat of arms.
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"Ex recensione Henrici Nettleship a Joanne Percival Postgate relecta"- Presentation Copy bound especially for Eton College.
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An incunable style format with limited imprint information, traditional fonts and arrangement. Nice copy.
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Well. isn't this a swell gift. You grind away all semester to get good marks in Latin and Greek, and what does Eton give you? Another book to translate!
