AMSTERDAM -- HERODOTUS. Historiarum ll. IX. Musarum nominibus inscripti Gr. et Lat. L. Vallae interpret., cum adnot. Th. Galei et I. Gronovii. Ed. cur. et suas itemque L.C. Valckenarii notas adiecit P. Wesselingius. Amst., P. Schouten, 1763. (26), 868, 177, (69) pp. W. beautiful engr. front., engr. ti-vign. & 1 fold. engr. plate. Fol. Cont. vellum w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, gilt arms of Amsterdam in each compartment, gilt coat of arms of Amsterdam on both sides, in a double gilt border w. repeated coat-of-arms of Amsterdam at corners. (Upper joint partly split, bind. rubbed/chafed, gilt coat of arms on front side almost gone, corners bumped, prize & ties fail, a bit browned/foxed). -- Added: Another prize binding (Rather rubbed/chafed) of Amsterdam (Aristophanes, Comœdiæ undecim, 1690). -- (2).
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