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Bodoni Press edition of Virgil's Works 1793

Title: Opera
Author: Vergilius Maro, Publius
Description: 2 volumes. [2], viii, [2], 340; [2], 296, [2], [blank leaf], xli pp. (folio) 18¼x11¾, original marbled boards. Limited to 175 copies. Rare set of the esteemed Bodoni printing of the works of the greatest of all Latin poets, one of the masterworks of classical printing and one of the most sought-after productions of the press, untrimmed and in the original boards.
Heading: (Bodoni Press)
Place Published: Parma
Publisher Name: Typis Bodonianis
Date Published: 1793

Boards scuffed, worn at extremities, Vol. II lacking spine strip, Vol. I spine strip with a panel detached; front free endpaper of Vol. I detached, both with occasional faint finger soiling within, otherwise very good, contents overall clean and fine.

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