Author: P. Virgilii Maronis (Virgil).
Title: P. Virgilii Maronis Opera cum Notis Thomae Farnabii.
Publisher: Amsterdam, Apud Ioannem Ianssonium, no date (1650). 
Language: Text in Latin.
Size: 5" X 3".
Pages: 423 pages.
Binding: Good contemporary full vellum binding with manuscript title on spine and front cover (hinges fine, overall worn and scuffed - as shown, old stain on the back cover - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (tight and clean, some handwritten notes on the first endpaper and at the back of the illustrated title page - as shown, signature of Antoine Halley (1593 – 3 June 1675) French professor and poet on the flyleaf and the title page, small hole in the lower annotation section of the first 30 pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the engraved title page with an image depicting Aeneas carrying his father Anchises and son Ascanius during the fall of Troy.

Estimate: (USD 300 - USD 400).

The book: This is a beautiful early 17th-century edition of Virgil's complete works, annotated by the famous scholar Thomas Farnaby. The Amsterdam printing adds to its desirability, and it features an iconic engraved frontispiece. The vellum binding reflects the age and preservation of the book.

The author: Publius Vergilius Maro, commonly known as Virgil, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period, best known for his three major works—the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid. His epic poem Aeneid has been considered one of the most important works in Western literature.