Beautiful editions of Latin classics printed by Wetsten, in the taste of Barbou’s classics - Collectable work
Publius Vergilius Maro & Quintus Horatius Flaccus - P. Virgilius Maro ex editione Nic Heinsii & P. Burmanni. & Q. Horatius Flaccus ex recensione D. Heinsii & T. Fabri ac Variant. Lection. Bentleii & Sanadonis
1744
2 volumes in 1
13×7 cm
(16) ff. (including the frontispiece)
328 pp.; frontispiece etching-title by Wandelaar
234 pp. (including the frontispiece),
(1) f.
Binding in good condition, speckled full calfskin, covers and spine in good condition, two dented corners, gilded edges, ornate spine, gilded titling on a leather label, blind-stamped framing on the covers, gilded scroll on the cuts
Interior in good condition, light dirt, engraved frontispiece-title, 1 portrait, small banners and end pieces, marbled endpapers -
Previous owner inscription - Wilfrid Challemel Student of Law, Paris 1868