Skip to content

[Greek title:] Ex Ctesias, Agatharchide, Memmone excerptæ historiæ. Appiani Iberian. Item, De gestis Annibalis

[Greek title:] Ex Ctesias, Agatharchide, Memmone excerptæ historiæ. Appiani Iberian. Item, De gestis Annibalis

Click for full-size.

[Greek title:] Ex Ctesias, Agatharchide, Memmone excerptæ historiæ. Appiani Iberian. Item, De gestis Annibalis

by Ctesias of Cnidos

  • Used
  • first
Condition
See description
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
Item Price
£1,536.43
Or just £1,520.24 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
£2.43 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 2 to 8 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

[Geneva]: Henri II Estienne, 1557. Vellum over flexible boards, flat spine.

            Editiones Principes of fragmentary Greek historical and geographical texts dealing with, i.a., elephant hunts, Persia, Rome, the Nile, gold mining in Egypt, the Red Sea, Ethiopians and Arabians. Arthur Freeman places Ctesias first among literature's great "travel liars" for his tales of India. Also in first edition are two previously unknown fragments of Appian discovered by Estienne and thirty pages of his notes. In good condition.
¶Renouard, Annales...des Estienne 117,6; Freeman, Bibliotheca fictiva 3 & 8 & no. 5.

Details

Bookseller
Bruce McKittrick Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
11274
Title
[Greek title:] Ex Ctesias, Agatharchide, Memmone excerptæ historiæ. Appiani Iberian. Item, De gestis Annibalis
Author
Ctesias of Cnidos
Format/Binding
Vellum over flexible boards, flat spine
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Henri II Estienne
Place of Publication
[Geneva]
Date Published
1557

Terms of Sale

Bruce McKittrick Rare Books

All books are sent on approval and may be returned for any reason within ten days.

We ask that customers not known to us supply trade references or remit pro forma. We accept checks and wire transfers as well as Visa and MasterCard. All books offered are subject to prior sale.

Postage and insurance are gratis. For domestic orders we use UPS. International orders are shipped by USPS Registered Air Mail or Federal Express, unless otherwise instructed.


About the Seller

Bruce McKittrick Rare Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2020
Narberth, Pennsylvania

About Bruce McKittrick Rare Books

Since 1979 we have specialized in pre-1830 European book and manuscripts, with an emphasis on early printing, illustration, copy specific characteristics, bindings, and condition.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Vellum
Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-