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The Eclogues / Publius Virgilius Maro

Title

The Eclogues / Publius Virgilius Maro
Translated into English verse by C.S. Calverley ; with an introduction by Moses Hadas ; and drawings by Vertès.

Creator

Virgil

Description

"The seventh, in this Twenty-eighth Series of the fine books made for the members of this Club ... twenty-five color illustrations ... George Salter ... chose eighteen-point Bell italic for the text ... The paper is Ragston Laid made specially for this edition by the Curtis Paper Company. The binding sides are covered with imported gold-toned Shiki silk, bearing on the front cover a drawing by Vertès; the matching linen spine is stamped in gold"--Publisher's announcement.
"Designed by George Salter and printed by A. Colish"--Colophon.
No. 289 of a limited ed. of 1500 copies
Signed by the artist
Gift of Loryn Romadka
From the collection of Austin Fredric Lutter, with his bookplate

Source

UW-Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections

Publisher

New York : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the press of A. Colish

Date

1960

Contributor

C.S. Calverley
Moses Hadas
Marcel Vertès
George Salter

Rights

It is the responsibility of the researcher to seek permission from the copyright holder to reproduce for publication.

Format

xxvii, 96 p. : col. ill.
32 cm.

Language

English

Identifier

(SPL)(FOL) PA6807.B7 C28 1960

Files

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Citation

Virgil, “The Eclogues / Publius Virgilius Maro,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 13, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/87.