VIRGIL - 'ECLOGUES, GEORGICS AND AENEID'
VIRGIL - 'ECLOGUES, GEORGICS AND AENEID'
Latin text, edited by Burman, published by Foulis, Glasgow, 1778, complete with subscribers page, gilt tooled full red calf bound, the spine with green half titles and floral ornament, four decorative bookplates pasted to inside front bord/front flyleaf
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
VIRGIL - 'ECLOGUES, GEORGICS AND AENEID'
Latin text, edited by Burman, published by Foulis, Glasgow, 1778, complete with subscribers page, gilt tooled full red calf bound, the spine with green half titles and floral ornament, four decorative bookplates pasted to inside front bord/front flyleaf
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
