1636 Virgil 1st Elzevir ed by Daniel Heinsius
Res. 100 est 250-350
US2 - 51
John TILLOTSON, Archbishop of Canterbury (1630-1694, possible owner). - Publius VIRGILIUS. P. Virgilii Maronis Opera; nunc emendatiora [edited by Daniel Heinsius]. Leiden: ex officina Elzeviriana, 1636. Duodecimo (4 7/8 x 3in; 123 x 76mm). Pp. [i-xl]; 1- 411; [i-xliii] + final blank leaf. Engraved title page, woodcut 'portrait' on p.[viii] of the prelims, p.[xl] of the prelims. printed in red and black, page 92 printed in red and black, 1 folding engraved map 'Aeneae Troiani Navigatio...' (Aeneas' sea-voyage from Troy to Italy). (Pp. 29/30 and 219/220 with neat repairs to clean tears, with no loss, some light edge toning). Bound to style using old materials: vellum over boards, red-stained edges, cloth chemise, marbled slipcase. Provenance: John Tillotson (inscription 'Ex dono, clarissimi Fratris / Johannis Tillotson'); F. Holden (inscription 'l'obligeant present de / mon tres chere / Cousin / F. Holden').
First edition, first issue, of Virgil's works, edited by Daniel Heinsius and beautifully produced by the Elzevirs in their famous duodecimo format: a justly celebrated masterpiece of compact printing. Reprinted twice under the same date, the first edition, first issue, is the only one to have two pages printed in red, one with a fragment of a letter to Augustus, preceding the Bucolics, and the other page with a dedication in verse to the Aeneid. Daniel Heinsius dedicated this work to his son Nicolas. Later, his son, as well as other scholars, like Harles and Heyne, found much to criticize in Heinsius' edition, but the book still is highly valued: it is both quite rare and beautiful.
This copy belonged to or was given by a 'Johannis Tillotson': possibly John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, although I have not been able to confirm this.
Willems Les Elzevier; histoire et annales typographiques 450; Willems Complete Catalogue p.68; Dibdin, Greek & Latin Classics II, p. 547-548; De Bure 2684 (describes in detail how to distinguish the real true edition from the counterfeit); Copinger 4545; Schweiger 116
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Res. 100 est 250-350
US2 - 51
John TILLOTSON, Archbishop of Canterbury (1630-1694, possible owner). - Publius VIRGILIUS. P. Virgilii Maronis Opera; nunc emendatiora [edited by Daniel Heinsius]. Leiden: ex officina Elzeviriana, 1636. Duodecimo (4 7/8 x 3in; 123 x 76mm). Pp. [i-xl]; 1- 411; [i-xliii] + final blank leaf. Engraved title page, woodcut 'portrait' on p.[viii] of the prelims, p.[xl] of the prelims. printed in red and black, page 92 printed in red and black, 1 folding engraved map 'Aeneae Troiani Navigatio...' (Aeneas' sea-voyage from Troy to Italy). (Pp. 29/30 and 219/220 with neat repairs to clean tears, with no loss, some light edge toning). Bound to style using old materials: vellum over boards, red-stained edges, cloth chemise, marbled slipcase. Provenance: John Tillotson (inscription 'Ex dono, clarissimi Fratris / Johannis Tillotson'); F. Holden (inscription 'l'obligeant present de / mon tres chere / Cousin / F. Holden').
First edition, first issue, of Virgil's works, edited by Daniel Heinsius and beautifully produced by the Elzevirs in their famous duodecimo format: a justly celebrated masterpiece of compact printing. Reprinted twice under the same date, the first edition, first issue, is the only one to have two pages printed in red, one with a fragment of a letter to Augustus, preceding the Bucolics, and the other page with a dedication in verse to the Aeneid. Daniel Heinsius dedicated this work to his son Nicolas. Later, his son, as well as other scholars, like Harles and Heyne, found much to criticize in Heinsius' edition, but the book still is highly valued: it is both quite rare and beautiful.
This copy belonged to or was given by a 'Johannis Tillotson': possibly John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, although I have not been able to confirm this.
Willems Les Elzevier; histoire et annales typographiques 450; Willems Complete Catalogue p.68; Dibdin, Greek & Latin Classics II, p. 547-548; De Bure 2684 (describes in detail how to distinguish the real true edition from the counterfeit); Copinger 4545; Schweiger 116
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