Virgilius Maro, Publius. Opera interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus, ad usum Serenessimi Delphini. Nova editio longe auctior & emendatior. 12 Bl., 860 pp., 77 Bl. (index). Title in red and black. With stung frontispiece, woodcut title vignette as well as some stung head vignets and initials. 25.5 x 19.5 cm. Leather d. C. (breath, capitals a little bit, joints burst) with floral gilding and gold-embossed RSchild. Paris, Johannes Barbou, 1722. Silencer 1173. De Backer-Summervogel VII, 294. – Fourth edition of the first edition published in 1675 by the French Jesuit priest Charles de la Rue (1643-1725), "ad usum Delphini", i.e. for the use for the musical education of the heir to the throne at the French court. – A little flaky, overall well preserved.