BASKERVILLE - Catullus - Tibullus - Propertius - : - Catulli, Tibulli et Propertii Opera.

Birmingham , Joannis Baskerville, 1772, in-4°, 296 x 230 mm , 372 pp . Bound in contemporary full red morocco (French binding), boards with a triple gilt ruling, raised gilt spine with floral ornaments, board edges with double gilt ruling, inner dentelles with elaborate gilt tooling, marbled endpapers, al edges gilt. Finely preserved high quality French full morocco binding with minimal and only slight traces of shelf wear, with a small chipping at one of the board edges. Fine interior but first and last leaf very slightly browned. The contemporary deluxe French binding on this Baskerville imprint is a proof of the high regard in which French bibliophiles held the English printer and publisher John Baskerville (1706 - 1775). .