Bidspirit auction | Publio Virgilio Marone

Publio Virgilio Marone - Publio Virgilio Marone - From Virgil's Aeneid by Commander Annibal Caro, 1630. Padua, Pietro Paolo Tozzi, undated [18th century]. In 24°. Woodcut title page with representations of Virgil and Annibal Caro, winged figures and cherubs, 12 full-page woodcut plates at the beginning of each canto, handwritten notes on the flyleaves, slight foxing. Contemporary loose parchment binding, defects and signs of aging, title on the edges, first quire partially detached, contemporary parchment binding, spine and front cover detached from the body of the book, some losses and defects. § Claudianus, Cl. Claudianus ex optimorum codicum fide, Milan, Typis Ludovici Montiae, sa [c.ca 1650]. In 24°. Beautiful engraved title page, contemporary parchment binding, author's manuscript on the lower edge, slight defects.