[Virgil] The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro Translated, Adorned with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations.
London: Thomas Roycroft. 1668. Edition: Second edition. , Binding: Full recent tan calf boards decorated with blind rolls. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered morocco labels in 2nd and 4th compartments. Blind rolls on board edges. Top edges gilt. Blind dentelles., Notes: Bookseller’s ticket of Martin A. McGoff (Liverpool) on front pastedown.
John Ogilby (1600 – 1676) was a Scottish translator, impresario, publisher, and cartographer. He was probably at least a half-brother to James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie, though neither overtly acknowledged this. Ogilby's most-noted works include translations of the works of Virgil and Homer, and his version of the Fables of Aesop.
, Size: Folio (420 x 280 mm), Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated with 101 engraved plates, including frontispiece, plus double-page map. Title printed in red and black. First two plates with partial handcolouring. Interior largely clean. Some repairs to frontispieces and pp. 243-246, 273/274, elsewhere. Marginal dampstain throughout, faint. Occasional corner loss/tears, not affecting text/plates. Small tear affecting plate at pg. 464. Foliation inconsistencies, pagination jumps 136 to 177, 190 to 193, elsewhere; catchwords follow and text appears continuous. Marginalia to lower flyleaf.
, Pages: (P) Blank (5). Frontispieces (2). Blank. Title. Blank. Dedication (2). Maro biography (4). Blank. Plate. Pp. 1-528. Blank (4)., Category: Book Classics; Book Literature;. Item #B7237
Price: $7,500.00