The Bucoliks of Publius Virgilius Maro, prince of all Latine poets; otherwise called his pastoralls, or shepeherds meetings. Together with his Georgiks or ruralls, otherwise called his husbandrie, conteyning foure books. All newly translated into English verse by A.F.

Bucolica. English
Georgics. English.

Imprinted at London : By T[homas] O[rwin] for Thomas Woodcocke, dwelling in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the black Beare, 1589.

[8], 32; [4], 77, [1] p. ; (4to)

A.F. = Abraham Fleming.

A different translation from Fleming's 1575 version, in unrhymed verse.

Printer's name from STC.

"The Georgiks of Publius Virgilius Maro .. Grammaticallie translated .. By A.F." has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. Variant: this title page has Fleming's and Orwin's names in full.

Signatures: A-E⁴; ²A-K⁴ L²(-L2).

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 24817
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119261

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 24817

ac5524. Title leaf backed. Bound in gilt-tooled calf. Cropped along fore-edge, affecting side-notes. Provenance: inscribed on front free endpaper: "Henry H. Gibbs St. Dustans (1860) Bought of Lilly ..."; Gibbs family library copy; armorial bookplate of Aldenham House, Herts (motto "renax propositi"); Sotheby sale of Aldenham Library, March 22, 1937, lot 349