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1969Volumes 1 has former owner's name to ffep in pen. Vol. 1: tears to ends of DJ and lower front corner. DJ has a bit of spotting. Vol 2: a few tiny tears to DJ. DJ is price-clipped. Vol 3: minor creasing to foreedge of ffep. DJ has a couple of tears to head of spine. DJ is price-clipped. DJ has chipping to lower corners. Vol 4: a bit of bumping along upper edge of front board and corner. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Pages tanned. DJ is price-clipped. Vol 5: bumping to corners. Spotting to textblock. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ spine is a bit sunned. Very slight edgewear. Books range from VG to NF. Djs from VG- to VG+; V. 1: (1971) 480 pgs. ISBN: 0198141262; V. 2: 1969 edition 436 pgs ISBN: 0198140037; V. 3: 1969 edition pages 437-748. V. 4: 1978 edition 502 pgs ISBN: 0198141785; V. 5: 1981 edition 502 pgs. ISBN: 019814198X. ; 5 Volume Set COMPLETE; Vol. 1/5/2022
ref. 33877Verona: 1735 Vol 1 1736 Vol 2. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First edition in Italian two volumes vol. 1 380 pp vol. 2 280 pp vellum 4to 12 x 8.5" 30 x 21.5cm. Easily one of the oldest books in our library still in good condition especially given its almost three centuries of age. A wonderful example of Italian printing and binding during the Enlightenment period. These 2 volumes on the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in 5th century BCE by Thucydides are considered to be some of the first true Historical studies in the modern sense and this Italian translation helped disseminate ideas about War - it's dynamics and consequences Democracy and Governance Politics and Human Nature throughout Italy and Europe just when these topics were being widely debated. Translated from the Greek by Francesco Di Soldo Strozzi Fiorentino these volumes also include a life of the author by Tomaso Porcacchi a chronological table by Tomaso Gale in the appendix and a foldout map of Sicily. Edited by Dionigi Ramanzini and dedicated to Piero Gradenigo. A wonderful piece of History this copy of the Istorico Greco shows wear consistent with its age some stains wavy vellum and general scuffing. A very good copy nonetheless with an indecipherable very old previous owner signature reading " Guiseppe di." in quill and ink. A fine addition for the Antiquarian book collector. 1735 (Vol 1), 1736 (Vol 2) unknown
2023ref. 642052London: Folio Society 2023. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. quarto. Translated by Martin Hammond introduced by Katherine Harloe & P. J. Rhodes. Illustrations by Nick Hayes. Limited Edition of 750 copies this being number 637 & marked hors de commerce. Signed by Harloe and Hayes to tipped in limitation plate. Bound in leather w/ gilt & black design to front and gilt lettering to spine. Housed in burgundy slipcase. Book clean bright and tight in near mint condition w/ only light shelfwear to slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
1821ref. 298044Oxford: Parker 1821. hardcover. very good. 5 volumes 8vo foxing on end papers full vellum some soiling on covers interior clean hinges on volume 1 repaired volume 5 printed in Greek. Oxford: J. Parker 1821. Very good. Parker unknown books
1545ref. 596(Description en français plus bas.) Venice: Baldassare Costantini, at the sign of San Giorgio, 1545. First edition of this Renaissance translation, in-16, 11.5 x 15 cm, 5 cm thick. (11 ff.) 440 ff. An important sixteenth-century Venetian edition of the complete historical work of Thucydides, translated directly from Greek into Italian by Francesco di Soldo Strozzi, preserved in an attractive early full-vellum binding bearing gilt armorial insignia. One of the foundational works of Western historical writing, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the conflict between Athens, Sparta, and their respective allies in the fifth century BC. Renowned for its analytical approach to political power, military strategy, human ambition, and the causes of war, the work remains a cornerstone of classical historiography and political thought. Translated from Greek into the Tuscan vernacular by the Florentine humanist Francesco di Soldo Strozzi, this edition reflects the Renaissance rediscovery and dissemination of classical historical literature. By presenting Thucydides in Italian, it helped make one of antiquity's most influential historical texts accessible beyond the traditional readership of Greek and Latin scholars. The volume contains all eight books, preceded by a dedication to Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence, and supplemented by an extensive alphabetical index of historical events, geographical locations, persons, and subjects. Fine Venetian printing in italic type, featuring an ornamented title page with printer's devices, historiated woodcut initials, and a full-page woodcut depicting Laocoön, inspired by the celebrated ancient sculptural group. Early full ivory vellum binding, with rounded spine, five raised bands, and the title "Tucidide" lettered in black ink. The front cover bears a gilt crowned coat of arms encircled by a garter inscribed "Honi soit qui mal y pense", the motto of the English Order of the Garter. The armorial decoration adds considerable interest from the perspective of provenance, historical book ownership, and the circulation of Renaissance books. The precise identification of the arms remains to be established. Provenance: Illustrated bookplate of Brazilian diplomat Mario de Pimentel Brandão (1889-1956), incorporating the motto "Knowledge is Power", pasted onto the front inner cover. An earlier manuscript inscription reading "Challock, Rome 1804" appears on the title page, suggesting ownership or the book's presence in Rome in the early nineteenth century. A particularly appealing copy combining a major classical historical text, Renaissance Venetian typography, early gilt armorial vellum, and several layers of historical provenance. An attractive acquisition for collectors of classical literature, Renaissance printing, early Italian translations, armorial bindings, and historical private libraries. ********************** Venise, Baldassare Costantini, à l'enseigne de San Giorgio, 1545. Édition originale de cette traduction renaissante. in-16, 11,5 x 15 cm, 5 cm d'épaisseur. (11 f.) 440 f. Précieuse édition vénitienne du XVIe siècle de l'œuvre historique complète de Thucydide, traduite du grec en italien par Francesco di Soldo Strozzi, dans une remarquable reliure ancienne en plein vélin portant les armes dorées d'un ancien possesseur. L'un des textes fondateurs de l'historiographie occidentale, La Guerre du Péloponnèse retrace le conflit qui opposa Athènes à Sparte et à leurs alliés au Ve siècle avant notre ère. Par sa rigueur analytique, son examen des motivations politiques, des rapports de force et des mécanismes de la guerre, Thucydide demeure l'un des premiers grands théoriciens de l'histoire politique et des relations entre puissances. Cette traduction italienne, réalisée directement à partir du grec par l'humaniste florentin Francesco di Soldo Strozzi, témoigne de la diffusion de l'historiographie classique dans les milieux lettrés de la Renaissance. Sa publication en langue toscane rendait accessible à un lectorat plus large une œuvre jusque-là principalement étudiée dans ses versions grecques et latines. L'ouvrage comprend les huit livres de Thucydide, précédés d'une dédicace à Cosme Ier de Médicis, duc de Florence, et accompagnés d'une importante table alphabétique des événements, personnages, lieux et matières traités dans le texte. Belle impression vénitienne en caractères italiques, avec titre orné de marques typographiques, initiales historiées gravées sur bois et illustration à pleine page représentant le Laocoon, d'après le célèbre groupe sculpté antique. Reliure ancienne en plein vélin ivoire, à dos arrondi orné de cinq nerfs apparents, titre « Tucidide » inscrit à l'encre noire, plats sobres et patinés. Le premier plat porte, frappées à l'or, des armes couronnées entourées d'une jarretière portant la devise « Honi soit qui mal y pense », devise de l'ordre anglais de la Jarretière. Cette décoration héraldique confère à l'exemplaire un intérêt supplémentaire pour l'histoire des bibliothèques et de la circulation des livres anciens. L'identification précise des armes reste à établir. Provenance : ex-libris illustré de Mario de Pimentel Brandão, portant la devise « Knowledge is Power », collé au contreplat antérieur. Ancienne inscription manuscrite « Challock, Rome 1804 » sur la page de titre, témoignant d'une possession ou d'un passage de l'ouvrage à Rome au début du XIXe siècle. Un exemplaire particulièrement séduisant par la réunion d'un grand texte de l'Antiquité, d'une impression humaniste vénitienne du XVIe siècle, d'une reliure héraldique ancienne et de plusieurs marques de provenance. Ouvrage intéressant tant pour les collectionneurs de littérature classique et de livres de la Renaissance que pour les amateurs de reliures armoriées et de bibliothèques historiques.
1614ref. 31123Argentorati Strassburg: Sumptibus Lazari Zetzneri Bibliop. Lazarus Zetzner 1614. Very Good. Argentorati Strassburg: Sumptibus Lazari Zetzneri Bibliop. 1614. First Zetzner Edition. Octavo 17cm.; 19th-century roan over papier-peint boards marbled endpapers; 3266448pp. collated complete; folding map plate woodcut printer's device to title page initials throughout. Leather chipped and dried with smallish loss at spine crown and biopredation along rear joint and upper cover fore-edge very faint evidence of gilt spine titling only else a Very Good internally clean and sound example. Sumptibus Lazari Zetzneri Bibliop. [Lazarus Zetzner] unknown
ref. 130396Venice (Venetiis), Apud Juntas, 1603.
ref. 130396Venice Venetiis Apud Juntas 1603. 4to. XLIV600 p. Overlapping vellum 23 cm Ref: Hoffmann 3563; Schweiger 1331; Ebert 22957 Details: Two thongs laced through the joints. Gilt red morocco letterpiece on the back. Printer's mark of the Giunta family on the title: a fleur-de-lys. Woodcut initials good paper fine printing Condition: old and small inscription on front pastedown; a bigger one on the front flyleaf. Name and a faint small inkstain on the title. Some very small wormholes near the lower edge keeping far away from any text; holes have occasionally been mended with a layer of thin paper Note: This volume contains the exhaustive and learned lecture notes of Fabio Paolino da Udine or Fabius Paulinus Utinensis on the description of the plague epidemy by the Greek historian Thucydides Thuc. Hist. 2.47-58. This epidemy reached the war-stricken city of Athens in 430 B.C. at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war which lasted from 431 till 404 B.C. Thucydides is the first to describe the social upheaval of a pandemy and its consequences. The identification of what was the cause of this pandemy is until this day a matter of controversy. Fabius Paulinus Utinensis born at Udine ca. 1535 was the very man for a commentary on this subject. 'His first training in Greek and Latin was at Venice with Bernardino Partenio. Later he went to Padua where he graduated in philosophy and medicine but studied rhetoric and Arabic as well. He practiced medicin for a time before he became public professor at Venice where he taught Greek in the School of San Marco and Latin in the Collegio de'Notai. Both chairs he obtained in 1588 as the successor of Bernardino Partenio'. 'Medieval and Renaissance Latin translations and commentaries vol. 8' Washington 2003 p. 180. Paulinus held his lectures in the library of the San Marco Gymnasium. The work starts with a list of 232 questions concerning the possible causes of the pest. Each chapter is preceded by the relevant Greek text and a Latin translation. § On the flyleaf a former owner has written a quotation from Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' chapter XLIII note 90: 'I was indebted to Dr. Hunter for an elaborate commentary on this part of Thucydides the plague of Athens a quarto of 600 pages Ven. 1603 apud Juntas which was pronounced in St. Marks Library by Fabius Paullinus sic Utinensis a physician and philosopher'. These passages of Thucydides helped Gibbon to understand the impact of the pest epidemy which ravaged Konstantinople in 542 under the emperor Iustinian Provenance: Name on the title of 'Joannis Molini'. This must be a relative of one of the 3 senators of the Gymnasium to whom Paulinus dedicates his work. The book is dedicated to 'M. Anto. Memmo' and the noblemen 'Francisco Molino' & 'Antonio Priolo' Collation: a-d4 e6; A-4F4 Photographs on request hardcover
1600ref. 20037[Genève], Iaques Chouet, 1600; marque de l’imprimeur au titre avec la devise “In nocte consilium” ; in-4, demi veau fauve à coins, dos lisse, pièce de titre grenat décoré, tranches rouges (reliure ancienne) ; [12], XIV, [1] f. blanc, 551, [1] bl., [23-1 bl.] ff. ; Col. 4, 2, -, A-Z, AA_ZZ, AAA-ZZZ, a-c4.
2009Vol. 1: fine Vol. 2: light bumping to upper corners. Vol 3: very light soiling to spine. Light wear to one corner; vol. 4: light chip to top of spine else fine. Vol. 5: small chip to base of spine. Else fine. Set appears unread. Volumes range from VG+ to Fine. ; Publishing years 2008-2009. Isbns: 9025612359, 9025612369, 9025612423, 9025612474, & 9789025612528 ; 5 Volume Set COMPLETE. Supplementi Di Lexis; 2439 pages
1546ref. 6591Frankfurt: Petrus Brubachius 1546. Later printing. Vellum. Very Good. 8vo. 460pp. With the final two leaves F7 with a woodcut printer's device on the recto and F8 a blank. BOUND WITH: Thucydides. CONVERSA EX THUCYDIDIS HISTORIA QUAEDAM IN LATINUM SERMONEM. Edited by Joachimo Camerario. Wittenberg: Johannes Crato. 1565. ff.78. Complete with the final two blank leaves. The two works bound in cont. vellum soiled hand lettered spine. I: Edited by Veit Winsheim. VD 16 ZV14511 Not in Adams or BL German STC. II: Edited by Joachimus Camerarius. VD16 T1132. Not in Adams or BL German STC. Petrus Brubachius hardcover books
1731ref. 73515Amstelaedami: apud R. & J. Wetstenios & Gul. Smith 1731. First edition large folio leaf 40.4 cm pp. 36 34 728 48 123 1; Greek and Latin text in parallel columns; engraved vignette title page printed in red and black engraved frontispiece engraved headpiece 2 engraved folding maps woodcut headpieces tailpieces initials and ornaments; contemporary full calf gilt-decorated spine in 7 compartments red morocco label in 1 a.e.g.; spine and label rubbed without loss of lettering joints cracked or starting internally crisp and clean. Dibdin II 4th ed. p. 509. "This edition was undertaken by Karl Andreas Duker at the express wish and entreaty of the publishers R. and J. Wetsten and Wm. Smith on account of the scarcity and high price of Hudson's at that time. The famous Joseph Wasse had prepared a variety of materials for this work by a careful revision of all the preceding editions: but he dying Duker was prevailed upon to complete it. The preface is by Duker; and although it is one of the most sumptuous and erudite productions which we have ever received from the continent and has long borne the distinguished title of " Editio optima;" yet says Harles "critici multa desiderant in hâc alias venustâ et præstanti editione" i.e. critics find much to be desired in this otherwise charming and excellent edition. apud R. & J. Wetstenios & Gul. Smith unknown
ref. Z1-C-077-00126William Heinemann Ltd. Used - Very Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Book has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. William Heinemann Ltd unknown
1759ref. 6265Glasguae Glasgow: In aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis 1759. FIRST FOULIS EDITION 8 vols. 8vo pp. vi 184 184; ii 150 150; ii 151 3 blank 151 1; ii 178 178 2 blank; ii 134 134 2 blank; ii 151 3 blank 151 1; 138 138; 154 154. Contemporary calf spines divided by raised bands between double gilt rules. One blank leaf of 8 discarded some light spotting one or two minor edge tears. Rather rubbed and marked some wear to spine ends several joints cracking and one one front of vol. 1 loosening labels lost. Gilt crest to head of each vol. of army officer politician and aide-de-camp to George III James St Clair Erskine 2nd Earl of Rosslyn 1762-1837. The scarce first Foulis edition of Thucydides a highly regarded printing: ‘It is beautifully printed and called by Harwood “one of the most correct of all the Greek classics published at Glasgow.” Copies of it are now scarce and in fine condition bear a considerable price’ Dibdin. The text is Duker’s the translation the same as had appeared in Duker’s 1731 folio which is ultimately Valla’s but as revised by Estienne Portus and Duker. This is the variant issue with the Latin text following the Greek text instead of on alternating leaves. Gaskell 375; ESTC T99792; Dibdin II 509. In aedibus Academicis, excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis hardcover
1676ref. ThucydidesThucydides. The History of the Grecian War. Translated from the original Greek by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Second edition corrected and amended. London: Printed by Abel Swall for Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet MDCLXXVI 1676. Folio large Binding: Contemporary or near-contemporary full calf ruled in panels spine in compartments. Condition: Exterior worn and rubbed with heavy surface wear/abrasion to boards and joints; nonetheless still a solid attractive folio. Internally clean as in the examples shown; complete including maps. Abel Swall, for Charles Harper hardcover
2003ref. 24278Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co Incus. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- 90 pages; clean and crisp tight and bright pages with no writing or markings to the text. -- DESCRIPTION: This volume collects all of the surviving state funeral orations from Athens including Thucydides Gorgias Lysias Plato Menexenus Demosthenes and Hyperides. To stimulate student discussion and comparison For reference Lincoln's address at Gettysburg is included in an appendix. Translations are in English including introduction and notes as well as literary and historical commentary. -- AUTHOR: Jud Herrman is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Allegheny College. -- FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "Throughout the fifth and fourth centuries BC at the close of each campaign season the Athenian state honored its war-dead in a public burial ceremony choosing a prominent orator to give the keynote address. This volume collects all of the surviving state funeral orations from classical Athens. Like tragedy these speeches present an image of an idealized Athens. The narratives of past Athenian glories found in these speeches feature many of the same mythical tales that were also presented on stage. Like many of the plays the funeral orations emphasize important themes such as Athenian unity their aid to suppliants and their willingness to drive away foreign invaders to protect the other Greeks. The selective version of more recent history found in the funeral orations also highlights these same qualities by focusing on the role of Athens during the Persian Wars 490-479 when the city helped save the other Greeks from invading foreigners and by passing over other events such as the Peloponnesian War 431–404 in which Athens opposed fellow Greeks. Although nearly all of the surviving Greek tragedies are set in the distant mythical past the significant exception is Aeschylus’ Persians the audience in the theater would recognize aspects of contemporary Athens in the depiction of ancient Athenian heroes such as Theseus. The funeral orations draw similar connections more explicitly by presenting a continuous narrative tying the present generation with the great heroes of long ago." -- with a bonus offer--; 520-Herrm; Thucydides Gorgias Lysias Plato Menexenus Demosthenes and Hyperides; with Herrman Judson Translation Introduction notes Commentary Athenian Funeral Orations ; Translations are in English including Introduction notes and literary and histori . 2003. 1585100781 . Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co Inc,us paperback
ref. 14881New York: Modern Library. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - ND; copyright 1951 -- with a bonus offer--; 014881; Thucydides; Crawley translator; Finley John H. Jr. introduction The Complete Writings of Thucydides : The Peloponnesian War . Modern Library paperback
1545ref. 00009254Venetia = Venice: Vincenzo Vaugris = Vincenzo Valgrisi 1545. First Italian edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. 24 1-440 1 pp. Every other text page paginated. Recent early 20th century tan paper-covered boards. Title page with publisher's device woodcut initials final page of text with publisher's device on the reverse. Translated from the Italian on the title page: "With annotations and explanations of the historical places and most detailed alphabetized tables of all the wars the peace agreements the alliances formed the naval battles the daily events the cities taken the portents predicted and the leveled burned destroyed places that are recorded in history." Translated from the Greek into the Tuscan language by Francesco di Soldo Strozzi Fiorentino. A Manual of Classical Bibliography Joseph Moss 700. The Oxford Classical Dictionary 1134; 1516-1521. The first edition in Italian. Moss records this imprint as the first edition in Italian and writes that it has been reprinted several times both with and without dates. Adams records an undated Venetian imprint from Baldassar de Constantini Adams T-684 but not the Venetian Valgrisi imprint the Constantini imprint recorded by Adams shares the same collation as the Valgrisi imprint. Thucydides' Peloponnesian War is one of the first written histories dependent on eyewitness accounts and primary sources to be produced in the Western world. The work is divided into several parts: an introductory book a section on The Ten Years War focused on the conflict between Athens and Corinth the peace that followed this war The Peace of Nicias the Sicilian War the Plague that struck Athens with the last book Book 8 a portion of Thucydides history on the Decelean War. Thucydides intended his histories to describe the events that directly follow the ones recorded by Herodotus. He began writing the books soon after the Peloponnesian War started and recorded several of the events soon after they happened. From his 20s to his 50s Thucydides worked on his histories and the work reflects his changing perspective over time. His scientific exacting approach to describing the causes of the war and the fall of Athens along with his brief and concise prose all help his work to stand apart from the other historical writings of Classical Antiquity. Binding is Near Fine with two tiny splits to the paper over the joints leaves rarely show foxing with one or two corners missing not affecting the text marginal annotations or the catch words. Overall a nice clean copy. Vincenzo Vaugris [= Vincenzo Valgrisi] hardcover
ref. Z1-B-004-00744BiblioLife. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. BiblioLife unknown
1562ref. 71711Coloniae Cologne: Apud Maternum Cholinum Execudebat Godefridus Cervicornus Printed by Godefridus Cervicornus for Maternus Cholius 1562. Hardcover. Very Good. Coloniae Cologne Apud Maternum Cholinum Execudebat Godefridus Cervicornus Printed by Godefridus Cervicornus for Maternus Cholius 1562 first thus. Folio 24 index 274 pages. Contemporary quarter vellum; early ink titles to the spine and to the top and leading edges; covers worn; marginal pencilling small worm hole throughout; some leaves tanned; occasional marginal stains; in very good condition internally excellent. A handsome Sammelband containing Lorenzo Valla's authoritative Latin translations of Herodotus' 'Histories' and Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War' also published by Maternus Cholius. The second title bound before the Herodotus is: 'Thucydides Laurentio Valla interprete. Nunc postremò correctus & ex Graeco innumeris locis emendatus quemadmodum ex Praefatione in proxima pagina uidere licet'. Basileae Basel Impensis Henrici Petri et Materni Collini Henricus Petrus and Maternus Cholinus 1564. Folio xii 370 2 integral blank pages; in comparable condition. Provenance: Old ownership details to the first title page: 'Sum Jacobi a Wachtendunck 1616. Ex liberali donatione R.D. Wildhelmi Ludolfi V.C. Ex donatione Jacobi a Wachtendungk factus ex libris name crossed out and illegible'. VD16 H 2516 Herodotus; VD16 T 1122 Thucydides. Apud Maternum Cholinum [Execudebat Godefridus Cervicornus] [Printed by Godefridus Cervicornus for Maternus Cholius] hardcover
1731ref. 4069A handsome copy in the original full vellum. Folding maps of ancient Greece & Sicily. ; Folio 27 x 41.5 cm; 343472848123 pages. All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. R. & J. Wetstein & Gul. Smith hardcover
1563ref. 1310180028Appresso G. Giolito de' Ferrari 1563-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary vellum with gilt flourish. Some soiling to cover. Good binding. 463 p. ; 20 cm. Clean unmarked pages. History of the Peloponnesian War. Printer's devices engravings. Appresso G. Giolito de' Ferrari hardcover
1564ref. 28293(Genova), Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, illustris viri Huldrichi Fuggeri typographus, 1564. Folio. Later red full calf, rebacked, soft boards. Inner hinges reinforced. T-p. w. repaired loss to lower right corner, not affecting text. Upper part of first about 100 leaves w. decreasing waterstaining w. very minor affect to text. Cont. owner's name to t-p. (""Ex libris Rabillone""). T-p. in red and black, woodcut printer's device to t-p., woodcut initials and vignettes, first part w. beautiful Greek script. Overall good condition. (16), 297, (2), 216, (8) pp.
1564ref. 28293Genova Excudebat Henricus Stephanus illustris viri Huldrichi Fuggeri typographus 1564. Folio. Later red full calf rebacked soft boards. Inner hinges reinforced. T-p. w. repaired loss to lower right corner not affecting text. Upper part of first about 100 leaves w. decreasing waterstaining w. very minor affect to text. Cont. owner's name to t-p. "Ex libris Rabillone". T-p. in red and black woodcut printer's device to t-p. woodcut initials and vignettes first part w. beautiful Greek script. Overall good condition. 16 297 2 216 8 pp. First edition thus. First part in Greek second part in Latin. "The Latin version is Valla's which Stephan published separately in 1564 but which usually accompanies the Greek text." Dibdin II:506. "The text was first printed by Aldus in 1502. The edition of Henri Estienne a member of the famous French family of printers who corresponded with scholars as an equal first came out in 1564. The edition cited the second edition 1588 was improved by the addition of a translation into Latin by Lorenzo Valla." PMM 102. This edition also contains Valla's excellent and famous translation being the second part of the work separately paginated pp. 1 - 216; in the second edition the translation is not printed separately but in parallel columns on the same pages as the Greek text. "Édition plus belle" Brunet V:844. Stephanus Estienne worked in Paris and Dibdin mentions the work as being printed in Paris whereas PMM states that it is printed in Genova. Brunet V:844 PMM 201 Dibdin II:506. Greasse 7:149. hardcover
1759ref. 140946021Glasguae Glasgow: Robertus et Andreas Foulis 1759. Near Fine. Foulis Press edition. Each volume has the Greek text followed by the Latin translation which was taken from Duker's 1731 edition by Valla rev. Estienne Portus & Duker. Bound in contemporary speckled calf with double gilt ruling; six compartment spines tooled in gilt with five raised bands and the original morocco spine labels. All edges stained red 6.25" x 4" 18mo. Near Fine with chip to spine label on volume one minor rubbing to joints. Minor dust soiling to top edges; slight offset to title pages in each volume else bright. A handsome set of Thucydides' primary historical account The Peloponnesian War printed by famed scholars and publishers Robert and Andrew Foulis. A pioneering work of history. Robertus et Andreas Foulis unknown