Auction 358 Old & Rare Books - School Prize Bindings
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GRONINGEN -- SUETONIUS. (XII Caesares). Cur. P. Burmanno, qui & suas adnot. adjecit. Amst., Janssonius v. Waesbergen, 1736. 2 vols. (22), 808; (2), 420-, 202, (6), -421-492, (204) pp. W. engr. front. to the first vol., 2 ti.-engr., 34 engr. plates of coins, medals, etc. and many text-engr. 4°. Beautiful early 19th c. full cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs, green labels, gilt coat of arms of Groningen on all sides, surrounded by gilt dec. borders, & red speckled edges. (W. libr. stamps on ti., libr. num. scratched out, else a fine and clean set).

Dibdin II, 442-43: "This is a very valuable edition; containing the text of Grævius, and many excellent notes of Burman, with the entire notes of the best preceeding editors, and a selection from the remaining". - Copy with handwritten prize to Petrus Smit de Klemp dated 1835. - Spoelder 586 (Gron. 4).

€ 280

result € 300

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