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Latin text. weight: 0.7 lb. Very good, light wear to covers. Engraved extra title page. 12mo., 14.7x8 cm. [20], 554, [28] pp. Old quarter green leather over green mottled boards, raised bands, paper spine labels with manuscript title, edges stained red.

relié, plein vélin d'époque, 621 pages, avec quelques bandeaux et lettrines ; nom de l'auteur écrit à l'encre sur le dos. fort in-12 Un bandeau de 2 cm. est découpé en pied de la page de titre et un manque de 3/3 cm est constaté en marge de la même page, sans manque de texte, des annotations anciennes à l'encre figurent aussi sur cette page ; petits manques marginaux aux deux pages de garde, les papiers de recouvrement des contreplats ne couvrent que la moitié de ceux-ci ; petites et faibles taches éparses au fil des pages, sans importance aucune ; le vélin est normalement frotté, l'ensemble est constaté en bon état, l'intérieur est frais.

Full Calf. Etat : Good. Persyn, R.A. (illustrateur). First Thus. One volume in two - Volume One - [16], 416pp and Volume Two - 417-844pp, [32]. Later (late-eighteenth century) full-calf, raised bands, spines in six panels, contrasting title / volume labels to second and third panels, volute corner pieces and central lozenge shaped tool to remaining panels, gilt flower head frame to covers, all edges marbled with blue paste endpapers. Volume two lacks author label, volume one slightly chipped to head of spine, rubbed to extremities. Lightly browned internally, light water stain to corners of the first few pages, otherwise fairly bright and clean. Engraved title by Persyn. Dibdin calls this the "best Variorum edition . It is elegantly printed by Hackius, and was superintended by Thysius . It is now a scarce book" (Dibdin II:522). Latin text Size: 8vo.

Full Vellum. Etat : Good+. First Thus. [16], 844pp, [32]. Full vellum with overlapping fore-edges, smooth spine divided into six panels by gilt double rules, first panel with author's name in gilt, remaining panels with central tudor rose in gilt, covers with gilt double fillet border and central coat of arms. Slightly rubbed, vellum very slightly grubby, internally lightly browned, but generally clean. Engraved title page. Dibdin calls this the best variorum edition, "elegantly printed by Hackius, and was superintended by Thysius . It is now a scarce book" (Dibdin). Dibdin II:522, Schweiger II:1111 Size: 8vo.

Vellum. Etat : Good. (8) + 328pp, engraved title, 24mo, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, raised bands, slight damage to the title label and back strip, hinges cracked but firm, good condition, Danielis Elzevirii, Amstelodami (Amsterdam), 1671. * a well regarded edition. Latin text.

Vellum. Etat : Good. (6) +328pp, engraved title, 12mo, 2.75 x 5 inches or 12.5 x 7 cms, bound in contemporary vellum, vellum a little dust stained, ms title on spine, Provenance: with the book plates of Robert J Hayhurst and "Henrici Scoti Boys" [H.S.B. - probably Henry Scott Boys, the 19th century British author, scholar, and civil servant in British India], good condition, Elzeviriorum, Amsterdam, 1690. * A catalogues entry affixed to the endpaper states 'a rare edition unknown to Goldsmid'; unrecorded by Willems - but probably an 'Elzevir forgery'. SCARCE PIRATE EDITION.

Couverture rigide. Etat : Bon. 1 volume reliure plein veau fauve de l'époque, dos à nerfs, plats ornés d'un décor d'encadrement estampé à froid, tranches teintées rouge, page de titre orné d'un médaillon gravé sur bois aux 2 cigognes, 224 feuillets chiffrés et 25 pages d'index non chiffrées. Valère Maxime (Valerius Maximus), historien et moraliste romain du I?? siècle après Jésus-Chris. Très rare impression anversoise du seizième siècle. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ).