Author: C. W. Brodribb
Title: Virgil the Georgics in English Hexameters
Description: London, Ernest Benn, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this rendition of Virgil's Georgics in English hexameters, with illustrations by Maud Reed-Cooper. First edition of this work. A translation of Virgil's Georgics in English hexameters by C. W. Brodribb. Each of the four books decorated in text with lovely woodcuts by Maud Reed-Cooper. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. From the library of English politician and national organiser of the British National Party Richard Edmonds, with his bookplate to front free endpaper. In the original publisher's full decorative cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Richard Edmonds bookplate to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper unclipped and sound with shelf wear, minor chipping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip darkened. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Maud Reed-Cooper. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: virgil georgics dust wrapper illustrated georgics richard edmonds Maud Reed-Cooper


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