1635 Julius Caesar quae extant, Scaliger Commentary Elzevir Imprint 1st Edition

Julius Caesar, Joseph Justus Scaliger

Edité par Elzevir, 1635

C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant, ex emendation Ios Scaligeri. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina Elseviriana, 1635. First Edition Second Issue. Five woodcuts, three fold-out maps (Complete), 526 p + index, 5.25 x 3.25 , 32mo. In fair condition. Vellum darkened overall with soiled manuscript spine. Small area of loss at fore edge of front board along the lip. Bookplate of Roderick Terry dated 1919 on front pastedown with wonderful old hand ownerships dated 1665 and 1692 on the front fly. Title page has ownerships dated 1700 and 1795. Normal toning throughout text-block with some instances of finger-soiling. Fold-outs normally toned at creases. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540 1609) was a Franco-Italian Calvinist religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. He spent the last sixteen years of his life in the Netherlands. Elzevir is the name of a family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of "Elzevirs" became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles (like ourselves), who sought to obtain the tallest and freshest copies of these books. Although it appears the family was involved with the book trade as early as the 16th century, it is only known for its work in some detail beginning with Lodewijk Elzevir. The fame of the Elzevir editions rests chiefly on the works issued by the firm of Bonaventura and Abraham Elzevir. Their Greek and Hebrew impressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldines and the Estiennes, but their small editions in 12mo, 16mo, and 24mo, for their elegance of design, neatness, clearness, regularity of type, and beauty of paper, cannot be surpassed. Provenance of Reverend Roderick Terry (1849-1933) who was as renowned bibliophile, clergyman and philanthropist. Similar to his father-in-law, who owned the famous Marquand Collection, Terry "was an assiduous collector of books and manuscripts and a major part of his collection was sold after his death (making $270,000 at three sales in 1934 and 1935), but his son did keep several thousand items." Upon his son's death in 1951, many of the items retained by him were left to the Redwood Library, including a number of letters. 1st Edition, 2nd issue from 1635 (1st issue was duodecimo [12mo]). Considered one of the finest Elzevirs ever printed. RAREE1635GOPX - 12/22 RAREE1635HPOY - 01/25 - HKREV405. N° de réf. du vendeur RAREE1635HPOY

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : 1635 Julius Caesar quae extant, Scaliger ...
Éditeur : Elzevir
Date d'édition : 1635
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fair
Edition : 1st Edition