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Astronomicon, Ex Editione Bentleiana

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Two Volumes. Volume I: iv, 502p; ill - Volume II: 503 -956p; ill, lxxvi p. Green leather to the spine and corners. Gilt titling and decoration to the spine.

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Manilius, Marcus
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M. Manilii Astronomicon, ex editione Bentleiana, cum notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini, variis lectionibus, notis variorum, recensu editionum et codicum et indice locupletissimo accurate recensitum.
London: Curante et imprimente A.J. Valpy 1828

Two Volumes. Volume I: iv, 502p; ill - Volume II: 503 -956p; ill, lxxvi p. Green leather to the spine and corners. Gilt titling and decoration to the spine. Marbled boards, gilt ruled lines to the edges, teg, marbled endpapers, brown silk marker. Both volumes have light rubbing, darkening to edges and have some wear to the bottom edges. Bound by J. Mackenzie. A Bookplate has been removed from the pastedown of both volumes, leaving some residue. Initials and date to front free endpapers, old price and initials to bottom of rear endpapers of both volumes. Page block edges lightly soiled, creased. Extensive notes with bibliographical references.
Bibliographical references (v. 2, p. [938]-956).
        
Note: The binder is likely to be John Mackenzie of Crown Street, London, who was active in this period, bound books for Thomas Grenville, and who was the bookbinder to both George IV and William IV. Examples can be seen on the British Library Binders Database.  
This is a  Delphin classic, with the variorum notes           

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