Auction 359 Old & Rare Books - Classical Antiquity
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PLINIUS SECUNDUS. Epistolarum ll. X. & Panegyricus. Acced. Var. Lectiones. Leyden, Ex Off. Elzeviriana, 1640. (24), 414, (28) pp. W. woodcut printer's mark, rubricated throughout. 12°. Beautiful late 18th c. full red mor. w. raised bands, sides ruled in gilt, gilt coat of arms of James Harris 1st Earl of Malmesbury on both sides, inside dentelles & a.e.g. (Top of spine sl. chipped, a bit yellowed).

Dibdin II, 331: "An accurate and beautiful little edition"; Schweiger II, 805-06; Willems 506. - James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746-1820) was an English diplomat who was stationed in The Hague during the 'Patriottentijd'.

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