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D. Magni Ausonii Burdigalensis Opera; Jacobus Tollius, M.D. recensuit, et Integris Scaligeri, Mariang. Accursii, Freheri, Scriverii; Selectis Vineti, Barthii, Acidalii, Gronovii, Graevii, Aliorumque Notis accuratissime digestis, nec non & suis animadversionibus illustravit
by AUSONIUS, DECIMUS MAGNUS; JACOBUS TOLLIUS (Editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. The Earl of Ilchester's bookplate, with motto 'faire sans dire' ('to do without speaking') to front pastedown. Covers heav
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About This Item
Amstelodami (Amsterdam): apud Ioannem Blaev (Joan Blaev), 1671. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. The Earl of Ilchester's bookplate, with motto 'faire sans dire' ('to do without speaking') to front pastedown. Covers heavily rubbed and worn, leather dry. Joints and hinges heavily rubbed; boards remain attached with five cords, but rear board has only four cords intact. A few contemp. notes to front endpapers, else textblock is clean and bright.. 8vo. 4.75 x 7.75 in. [xx], 822 pp. + indexes & errata. Brown calf, all edges marbled, five raised bands, with leather spine lable titled and decorated in gilt. Engraved frontis. Commentary, in Latin and Greek, running in two columns. From the library of Univ. of Dallas Classics Professor Karl Maurer, but unmarked by him. This book was published by notable cartographer JOAN BLAEV a year before his printing house was destroyed by a fire and two years before he died. A very serviceable textblock, in very dry calf. Schweiger II.1.22.
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- 1365
- Title
- D. Magni Ausonii Burdigalensis Opera; Jacobus Tollius, M.D. recensuit, et Integris Scaligeri, Mariang. Accursii, Freheri, Scriverii; Selectis Vineti, Barthii, Acidalii, Gronovii, Graevii, Aliorumque Notis accuratissime digestis, nec non & suis animadversionibus illustravit
- Author
- AUSONIUS, DECIMUS MAGNUS; JACOBUS TOLLIUS (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. The Earl of Ilchester's bookplate, with motto 'faire sans dire' ('to do without speaking') to front pastedown. Covers heav
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- apud Ioannem Blaev (Joan Blaev)
- Place of Publication
- Amstelodami (Amsterdam)
- Date Published
- 1671
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- Errata
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- Calf
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- Raised Band(s)
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