VIRGIL. Publi Virgili Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, and Aeneis - Lot 303

VIRGIL. Publi Virgili Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, and Aeneis. Virgil’s *Bucolics*, *Georgics*, and *Aeneid* in a large quarto volume, published in Strasbourg. Argentorati [Strasbourg], Jacobi Bannbach, 1789. Sturdy in-4, fawn-colored marbled calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, red title label, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, blue marbled edges. Contemporary binding. 4 unnumbered folios [title page and preface] – 430 pp. In Latin. Scuffing on the binding, gilding partially worn away, title label added later, corners nicked, very rare foxing and wormholes on pp. 245–294, followed by a worm-eaten streak extending to p. 332. This Strasbourg edition brings together three of Virgil’s poetic collections in a single volume: the Bucolics, the Georgics, and the Aeneid. The title page and the preface to the reader are double-bound. Includes a partially faded handwritten bookplate. A fine copy, in its period binding.