Virgile; Aristide Maillol; Jacques Delille - Les Géorgiques - 1937
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Two-volume bibliophilic edition of Virgile’s Les Géorgiques, illustrated by Aristide Maillol, with Latin text and a French translation by Delille, bilingual Latin and French, published by Philippe Gonin, Paris (1937–1950; finished 1950) in a hardcover edition with dust jackets, 328 pages, about 34 × 26 cm, weighing around 4 kg, numbered 472/750, featuring 122 Maillol wood engravings, in very good condition.
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VIRGIL – THE GEORGICS – ARISTIDE MAILL0L – COPY NO. 472/750
Magnificent bibliophilic edition in 2 volumes of Virgil's Georgics, illustrated by Aristide Maillol.
Paris, Philippe Gonin, 1937-1950 — printing completed in 1950.
A sought-after edition, regarded as one of the important French livre d’artistes of the first half of the 20th century. Maillol created the wood-engravings especially for this work.
Features:
* Virgil, The Georgics
* Latin text with the French translation by Abbé Jacques Delille
* Illustrations by Aristide Maillol
* 122 original Maillol wood-engravings, printed in black
* Limited edition of 750 copies
* Copy no. 472/750
* 2 volumes, large folio, about 32 × 24 cm
* Volume I: 174 pages
* Volume II: 154 pages
* Paper specially made for this edition, watermarked “Maillol Gonin”
* Leaves preserved in their original bindings
* Original, illustrated slipcases preserved
• Some light foxing visible.
• 328 pages.
• 4 kg.
• Prompt and very careful shipping.
VIRGIL – THE GEORGICS – ARISTIDE MAILL0L – COPY NO. 472/750
Magnificent bibliophilic edition in 2 volumes of Virgil's Georgics, illustrated by Aristide Maillol.
Paris, Philippe Gonin, 1937-1950 — printing completed in 1950.
A sought-after edition, regarded as one of the important French livre d’artistes of the first half of the 20th century. Maillol created the wood-engravings especially for this work.
Features:
* Virgil, The Georgics
* Latin text with the French translation by Abbé Jacques Delille
* Illustrations by Aristide Maillol
* 122 original Maillol wood-engravings, printed in black
* Limited edition of 750 copies
* Copy no. 472/750
* 2 volumes, large folio, about 32 × 24 cm
* Volume I: 174 pages
* Volume II: 154 pages
* Paper specially made for this edition, watermarked “Maillol Gonin”
* Leaves preserved in their original bindings
* Original, illustrated slipcases preserved
• Some light foxing visible.
• 328 pages.
• 4 kg.
• Prompt and very careful shipping.
Details
Number of books
2
Subject
Illustrated, Literature, Poetry
Book title
Les Géorgiques
Author/ Illustrator
Virgile; Aristide Maillol; Jacques Delille
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1937
Height
34 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Numbered edition
Width
26 cm
Language
Bilingual, French, Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Philippe Gonin, Éditeur, Paris
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
328
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