VIRGIL. THE ECLOGUES DONE INTO ENGLISH PROSE. (Slipcase spine title: "The Eclogues of Virgil." Dust jacket front panel title: "The Eclogues of Virgil Done into English Prose." Dj spine title: "Virgil: The Eclogues.")

Virgil, 70 BC-19 BC. J.W. Mackail [John William Mackail], 1859-1945 (editor). Thomas B. Mosher [Thomas Bird Mosher], 1852-1923.

Published by Portland Maine [Portland, ME]: Thomas B. Mosher, [September] 1912.

About this Item

Thomas Mosher third edition limited to 450 unnumbered copies (limitation statement specified in publisher's colophon on page 97). Slipcase toned and soiled with scuffing at seams/edges; short splits to top panel seams; near lengthwise slender split to bottom panel's left seam. i-ii, [frontis], iii-xii, 1-96, [2] pages. Light foxing to semi-rigid white thin cardstock covers: H 15.1cm x L 8.9cm. Tan dust jacket with some toning and staining; shallow bumping/curling at dj's bottom edges as they fractionally extend past those of the boards. Deckle edges slightly foxed. Toning to endpapers; a few scattered spots of light foxing to interior pages which overall remain quite clean; crease to bottom fore-edge corner of pages 63-64 from past fold-in. Binding is firm. Tissue guard sheet between frontispiece and title page is laid-in. Decorative borders to text pages. Introductory "Note" on pages vii-ix by Sir Charles Bowen. Still an attractive copy as the slipcase took the brunt of the past century's wear. Mosher imprints are lovely little fine press editions which deserve greater attention from collectors.

Seller Inventory # CVA-00320

Bibliographic Details

• Title: VIRGIL. THE ECLOGUES DONE INTO ENGLISH PROSE. (Slipcase spine title: "The Eclogues of Virgil." Dust jacket front panel title: "The Eclogues of Virgil Done into English Prose." Dj spine title: "Virgil: The Eclogues.")
• Publisher: Portland Maine [Portland, ME]: Thomas B. Mosher, [September] 1912.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Press