[Greek Title] Florilegium Diversorum Epigrammatum Veterum, in Septem Libros Divisum
by Estienne, Henri (Ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[Geneva]: Henricus Stephanus, 1566. [4], 539pp, [35]. Later (mid - late18th century?) morocco, slightly raised double bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, publisher to third, remaining panels with central floral spray surrounded by a lozenge made up of small tools with acorn corner pieces, covers with thick fillet bordering a flower head and leafy stem roll frame, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g., with spot pattern marbled endpapers. Spine slightly faded, small hole to head of spine, rubbed with some slight cracking to leather towards fore-edges. Lightly browned internally, occasional light spotting, but generally clean, previous owners' book plate to front pastedown. Red ruled throughout. Signature Ii misbound but complete. Anthology of Greek poetry and wisdom. Greek text. Brunet notes that it is a "beautiful edition that presents a fully revised text". Brunet I:308; Renouard 126. First Thus. Full Morocco. Good+. 4to.
Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000877
- Title
- [Greek Title] Florilegium Diversorum Epigrammatum Veterum, in Septem Libros Divisum
- Author
- Estienne, Henri (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Henricus Stephanus
- Place of Publication
- [Geneva]
- Date Published
- 1566
- Keywords
- Stephanus, Estienne, Binding, Greek, Classics
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
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About the Seller
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.