[Z] [Of French Royal Interest] [Virgil] Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera

[Of French Royal Interest] [Virgil] Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera, Paris: E Typographia Regia [Imprimerie Royale], 1641, folio, 18th Century rebacking, full morocco gilt with front cover titled 'D. D. ϽC Prim. in Reg. Navar' and back cover 'A. D. M.I.ϽC.XLIV.' with tooled double line frame with cypher X to each corner, head of spine with the crest of Bunbury, front pastedown with armorial bookplate for Henry Edward Bunbury, front Free endpaper with pasted label 'Virgil, Opera, Prisis, fol. red mor. gt., cypher "x" of J.B. Gaston de France, Duc de Orleans, frer de Louis XIII, half title with partially obscured inscription 'Ex Libris de ...', engraved title by Claude Mellan (1598-1688) after Nicolas Poussin, decorative headpieces, storiated initials, final page with ornamental plate

Provenance:

Jean Baptiste Gaston (1608-1660), Duc d'Orléans

Henry Edward Bunbury (1778–1860)

Footnote:

Jean Baptiste Gaston (1608–1660) was the third son of King Henry IV of France and Navarre and his second wife, Marie de' Medici and eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII. In 1643, upon the death of Louis XIII, Gaston became lieutenant-general of France, and fought against Spain on the northern frontiers of France.

Sold for £1,200

Jean Baptiste Gaston (1608-1660), Duc d'Orléans

Henry Edward Bunbury (1778–1860)

Joints worn and cracked, spine sunned, several scuffs and scratches to leather, extremities rubbed and worn, corners bumped and worn, loss to head of spine, pasted paper label apparently from old auction house to ffp with ink ex libris inscription partially defaced, half title with similar defaced ex libris inscription, margin of engraved title with small smudge, Pp4 with loss to upper right corner, internally generally bright with minor spotting and some fold mark from folded down corners. G4 with creasing as pictured
Collation: three blanks, half title, engraved title, A1-I4, K1-T4, V1-Z4, Aa1-Ii4, Kk1-Ss4, Vu1-Vu4, Xx1-Zz4, Aaa1-Iii4, Kkk1-Qqq4, Rrr1, final engraved page, three blanks

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Auction: The March Auctions 2026, 3rd Mar, 2026

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