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SYLVARUM LIBRI QUINQUE [SILVAE IN FIVE BOOKS] and [ACHILLEIS]

SYLVARUM LIBRI QUINQUE [SILVAE IN FIVE BOOKS] and [ACHILLEIS]

SYLVARUM LIBRI QUINQUE [SILVAE IN FIVE BOOKS] and [ACHILLEIS]
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SYLVARUM LIBRI QUINQUE [SILVAE IN FIVE BOOKS] and [ACHILLEIS]

by STATIUS, PUBLIUS PAPINIUS (a.d. 61-96)

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Venice, Italy: House of Aldus. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1502. First Edition. Hardcover. Thebaidos libri duodecim. Achilleidos duo [with Orthographia et flexus dictionum omnibus apud Statium bound in front]. Bound in full leather with the famous Altus symbol on both front and rear covers with the incorrect date of 1509 on the spine. All edges guilt. 16.3 mm X 9.5 mm. Statius may rank among the heroic poets of the Silvee Age. In the Middle Ages, he was much read by Dante. Achilleis remains an unfinished poem. . 12mo., 298 leaves, In rebinding, the top and gutter margins have been narrowed with out any damage to text. .

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Title
SYLVARUM LIBRI QUINQUE [SILVAE IN FIVE BOOKS] and [ACHILLEIS]
Author
STATIUS, PUBLIUS PAPINIUS (a.d. 61-96)
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Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - G/NO DUSTJACKET
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
House of Aldus
Place of Publication
Venice, Italy
Date Published
1502
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12mo., 298 leaves, In rebinding, the top and gutter margins have been narrowed, with out any damage to text.

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First Edition
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