[Rarebooks] FS: Victorian color printing of the works of Horace. London: 1849

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Horace. THE WORKS OF QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS Illustrated Chiefly from the 
Remains of Ancient Art. With a Life by the Rev. Henry Hart Milman. London: John 
Murray. 1849. Thick 8vo. (6),490,xivpp. Each page within decorative borders of 
various colors. Illustrated with 300 text vignettes. Added chromolithographic 
title and 7 full-page chromolithographic sectional titles by Owen Jones. This 
copy bound in full gilt decorated green morocco, a prize binding dated 1865, 
spine & hinges lightly rubbed. Gilt embossed coat-of-arms of St. Mark’s 
School, Southborough on front cover. A.e.g. Prize bookplate on front pastedown.     
$350.00 (trade discount allowed)
See McLean, VICTORIAN BOOK DESIGN, page 94, noting the book was published for 
2 pounds, 2 shillings in an edition of 2,500 copies.

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