Edition: First
Illustrated By: Francis Cleyn
Published By: Folio Society
A sought after Folio Society hardback of Virgil's The Aeneid. Quarter navy leather, very smart, with gilt tooling defining the edge. Cloth sides printed with military pictorial. Bold title in gilt to the spine recognisable as a classic Folio aesthetic. Bookplate affixed to the title page, pages are really clean with 72 illustrations by Francis Cleyn. Dryden's celebrated translation in couplets alongisde an introduction by Peter Levi makes this a special book. pp.xx+417. Housed in a matching green slipcase with a little gilt decoration to the sides. Slipcase has a few marks. Very good overall. A really smart copy.
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Virgil
Binding: Hardback
Price £125.00
