Book Description

Full calf fine binding attributed to Le Gascon, with his signature finely gilt design. Front board loose but present, with minor bumping to spine ends resulting in loss, extremities similarly bruised resulting in light losses. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Lacking title page, blanks & frontispiece; first leaf being A2. Ownership inscription to first present leaf, the work appearing complete bar title & prelims. Minor age-toning to margins. A delightful mid 17th century pocket binding of Lucan's Pharsalia, with the binding attributed to Le Gascon.
Author Lucan
Date 1643
Binding Full calf
Publisher apud Ioannum Blaeuw
Condition Good

Price: £300.00

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