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Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica et Georgica Tabulis æneis olim a Johanne Pine sculptore regio defuncto illustrata opus paternum in lucem profert Robertus Edge Pine[.]
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- Eighteenth century collections online
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- Latin
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- Londini : [s.n.], MDCCLXXIV. [1774]
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- 2v.([4],XV,[1],49,[8],52-95,[3],97-144,[4]p.),plates : ill.,ports. ; 8⁰
- The titlepages and dedication are engraved.
- With an initial advertisement leaf.
- P.49 is followed by a description of the plates illustrating the 'Bucolica' and a duplicate titlepage at the beginning of the 'Georgica'; the volume statement is taken from the frontispiece and plates to this second part.
- The verso of p.95 contains an engraved dedication, followed by one page of text, the verso of which contains an illustration.
- The final 4p. contain a description of the plates illustrating the 'Georgica'.
- Includes: 'P. Virgilii Maronis historia descripta per consules, a. Carolo Ruaeo, S.J.' - A reissue of 'Publii Virgilii Maronis opera. Vol.1' edited by J. Pine, London, 1755, with different titlepages and dedications, the addition of the initial advertisement leaf and divisional titlepages to the 'Bucolica and 'Georgica', the description of the plates divided into two sections and the plates in the second part altered to read "Vol.II".
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- English Short Title Catalog, T139773.