Oct 17, 2017 - Sale 2457

Sale 2457 - Lot 185

Price Realized: $ 250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
JUVENALIS, DECIMUS JUNIUS; and PERSIUS FLACCUS, AULUS. The Satires . . . Made English by Mr. [John] Dryden. [4], xxxix [i. e., liii], [3], 315, [1]; [4], 87 pages. 2 parts in one volume. Folio, 369x224 mm, contemporary panelled sheep, spine darkened, missing portion of lettering piece, joints cracked, cords intact; scattered minor spotting, light soiling on last 2 leaves of Persius, bookplate removed. Armorial bookplate of Richard Jones Esqr. dated 1707 on title verso. London: Jacob Tonson, 1693

Additional Details

first dryden edition. large-paper copy. Macdonald 30a; Wing J1288.