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A scarce 136 volume set of the Regent's Edition 'Delphin Classics', based off of a published series used to educate le Grand Dauphin Louis, with works by notable thinkers such as Virgil, Horace, and Cicero. An extensive run of the scarce 'Delphin Classics', very scarce to see a large run of the work like this.This set contains volumes I-CVIII, CXIII-CXLI, published between 1819 and 1830, a total of 136 volumes.The Regent's Edition of this work.In Latin.'The Delphin Classics' was an extensive series of the Latin classics which reached to 182 volumes, this set containing 136 of the volumes.The series printed the prominent works of writers such as Virgil, Sallust, Pliny the Elder, Ovid, Horace, Cicero, and Caesar, often printing their complete works in the original Latin.Edited by George Dyer, the series was based off a monumental publication of the Latin classics that had been published for the education of le Grand Dauphin Louis, the heir to Louis XIV, to assist in his education. In fact the title, 'Delphin', translates to 'Dauphin'. Le Grand Dauphin was the eldest son of Louis XIV but predeceased him and thus never became the king, his grandson succeeding to the throne as Louis XV after the death of Louis XIV.Working off those original Dauphin editions, Dyer and the publisher, Abraham John Valpy, supplemented the texts with the best variorum editions, and literary notes from important late eighteenth century editions. These include the Variorum Classics, and the Zweibrucken editions.This Georgian edition reached around six hundred subscribers and saw great success.Publisher's adverts to the front of volumes XII, XXV, XXVII, XL, and CXXVIII.Subscriber's lists bound in to volumes I and XXXII.With remarks on 'The Review Relative to Stephens' Greek Thesaurus in the Quarterly review No. 48 bound in with vol. XXXI. The Classical Journal No. XLIII bound into the front of no. XX. With 'Delphin Classics with the Variorum Notes' sheet bound in with no. X, XXI, and LXIV. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally generally sound with shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor chipping to the extremities of the boards and rubbing to the occasional volume, a touch of edge wear; general light soiling to the boards and age toning to the spine. Tears and losses to back strips of XLIV, LXXXI, XLVII, LXXIII, and XCIII, with back strips of volumes CXLI and LIVII absent. Faint handling mark to the front board of nos. I, IV, XI XXXIV, XXIX, XXXII, LVI, LVII, LXIII, and LXIV. Minor staining mark to the front board of no. XXXIV. Small library stamps to the front board of the majority of volumes. A little loss to the paper of the front board of volume XLVII, LIV and LXXV. Joints to nos. VII, XI, XXII, XXX, XXXIII, XCIV, LXXI, and CXXXI starting. Front joint of Volume XI is starting, with boards held by cords only. Front joint of volumes CXXXV, CXXXIII, CXXXVI, XLIX starting, with boards holding firm. Rear joint is strained to CXIX. Rear joint is starting to Volumes III, VI, XVIII, XXIV, XL, CXIII, and CXV. Rear joint to no. LXXXV strained, held by cords only. Rear joint of no. XIX has failed, with board held by the front joint. Front joint no. IX, XL, XXX, XXXIX, LXXXIV, LXXV and CXIX are starting. Front joint of no. LXXXVI cracked, binding held by endpapers. Front joints to CXVII, CXIII, CXX, and CXVI have failed, front boards are detached but present. CI, with cracked joints, front and rear board loose but present, light soiling to the rear of the text block. Back strip and front board of volume XLVII detached but present, both boards and back strip of volumes XCIX, LXXXII and LII detached but present. Boards of volumes LIVII and CXXXIX detached. Boards of volumes CXLI and CXXXII loosely held. Minor chipping to the spine of no. II, V, XIX, XI, XVII, XXXVII, XXIX, XXXVI, LXV, LXXXIV, LXXXV, CI, CVI, and CVII. Loss to the head and tail of the spine of no. XIX, XXI, and XXIX. Loss to head of the s. Seller Inventory # 805K1
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