Live auction - Lot 1060
[Classical literature]
Pharsalia ex optimis exemplaribus emendata.
Paris, P. Didot aîné at the expense of A.A. Renouard, 1795
€ 180 / 250
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Lot description
Folio: [4]-l-[2]-351-[1 bl.] pp. (some spotting throughout).
Mod. (first) binding, marbl. paper on covers, flat spine, red leather title label. Good copy with large margins, uncut.
Lucan's epic poem on the Roman Civil War. Contains a short author's biography and a large bibliography of Pharsalia editions. Limited edition of 212 copies (n. 164, handwritten on last p. and signed by Renouard).
Ref. Brunet III:1200. - BnF.