Lot n° 272
Estimation :
400 - 500
EUR
HORACE. - Quinti Horatii Flacci opera - Londini, Prostant ap - Lot 272
HORACE. - Quinti Horatii Flacci opera - Londini, Prostant apud Gul. Sandby, 1749 - 2 vols. in-8 - bound in full calf, spines decorated, gilt and coat-of-arms fillets (arms of the Duc d'Hautefort - D'or à trois forces de sable les pointes en haut), edges gilt - Volume I: frontispiece after Müller, title with engraved vignette, (1) engraved f. dedication, VI pp., (2) ff., 166 pp. + 26 engraved plates out of text - Volume II: 1 title with engraved vignette. from 167 to 353 pp. + 9 engraved plates out of text - ex libris labels
(bindings: worn, covers and corners dull, small tears and holes, scratches on boards - inside: some foxing, overall good condition)
Note: Edition decorated with an engraved vignette by Müller repeated on the titles, a dedication leaf engraved by Ravenet after Wilson showing the portrait, in medallion, of the future King George III in a beautiful frame and 35 plates out of text.
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