Virgil — Virgil. Georgic the First

Salisbury , J. Easton, 1807. Leather. A vanishingly scarce Salisbury printing of Virgil's first 'Georgic' book of rural poetry - an anonymous translation intended for private circulation. The first of Virgil's Georgics. A vanishingly scarce copy intended for private circulation, printed by James Easton of Salisbury. Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards. With contemporary endpapers and original rear blank bound in. An anonymous translation "not meant to stand in competition with any other; is only for the private eye of friendship, imperfect and uncorrected". The preface praises the already reputable translations of Dryden, Ogilby, Warton and Sotheby. The Georgics, an agricultural poem in four books, is considered Virgil's second major work. Book One begins his poem with a dedication to Maecenas, then a summary of the four books, followed by a prayer to various agricultural deities as well as Augustus himself. Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the spine and leather corners. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered spotting throughout volume. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .