C. Crispus Sallustius
by Sallust; Johannes Isacius Pontanus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Amstelodami: Apud Ioan. Ianssonium, 1632. Hardcover. Good. Ex Museo Iohann. Isaci Pontani. 182, [8] p. 11 cm. Engraved title page. Boards detached and spine leather missing. Leather rubbed along edges of front board. Leather missing from back board. Binding remains intact. Bookplate for Edward Synge (Irish clergyman?)
Sallust, or Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BC), was a historian and politician from a plebiean background. This book is an example of the portable books of the late Renaissance made popular by printers such as Aldus Manutius. Latin text.
Sallust, or Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BC), was a historian and politician from a plebiean background. This book is an example of the portable books of the late Renaissance made popular by printers such as Aldus Manutius. Latin text.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106001
- Title
- C. Crispus Sallustius
- Author
- Sallust; Johannes Isacius Pontanus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Apud Ioan. Ianssonium
- Place of Publication
- Amstelodami
- Date Published
- 1632
- Keywords
- Classical History, Rome, Catiline, Jugurthine War, Martial, Edward Synge
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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