The works of Virgil : containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeeneis. Translated into English verse; by Mr. Dryden. Adorn'd with a hundred sculptures.
1697
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Title
The works of Virgil : containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeeneis. Translated into English verse; by Mr. Dryden. Adorn'd with a hundred sculptures.
Uniform title
Works. English
Created/published
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges-Head in Fleetstreet, near the Inner-Temple-Gate, MDCXCVII. [1697]
Description
[46], 48, [12], 49-147, [49], 201-640 p., [101] leaves of plates : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Virgil. author.
Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
Cleyn, Franz, 1590?-1658.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.
Lombart, Pierre, 1612-1682, printmaker.
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
Cleyn, Franz, 1590?-1658.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.
Lombart, Pierre, 1612-1682, printmaker.
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Note
Title page in red and black.
Title page is a cancel, reissued from 690 p. edition (Wing V616A).
In verse.
Frontis. plate signed by Michael vander Gucht. Most plates engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar or Pierre Lombart, from drawings by Franz Cleyn.
Title page is a cancel, reissued from 690 p. edition (Wing V616A).
In verse.
Frontis. plate signed by Michael vander Gucht. Most plates engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar or Pierre Lombart, from drawings by Franz Cleyn.
ESTC staff note
Wing erroneously gives title word "Vergil".
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), V616
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R26296
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R26296
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
V616 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Dobell. Possibly large paper copy. Provenance: armorial bookplates of Majr. [Major] General [Sir Edward] Paget; armorial bookplate of F.B. Hacket (motto "fides sufficit"); armorial bookplate of G.A.B.D. Hacket (motto "fides sufficit honeste vivo"); from the John Dryden Collection formed by Percy J. Dobell; bookseller's label of Simmons & Waters, Leamington Spa
Call number
V616 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Dobell. Leaf (f)4 torn, affecting text. Cambridge-style binding. Provenance: from the John Dryden Collection formed by Percy J. Dobell
Call number
267283 (folio)
Folger-specific note
This copy has not yet been cataloged. The description may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance. Gift from the Library of John Stuart Eustice This copy has not yet been cataloged. The description may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.