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Historiarum Libri Accuratissime Editi. C. Crispus Sallustius and Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium, Libri XI
by Rufus, Quintus Curtius; Crispus, Gaius Sallustius; Maximus, Valerius
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Amtelaedami: Henricus Wetstein. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo. (1676-1727?) Vellum, lettered spine and red edges. With separate title pages and pagination: 271 pp., [16] (A-S8), 192 pp., [8] (A-M8, N4), [6] 328 pp (3*, [1] A-V8. X4). Illustrated with title engravings. The title page of the third book lists the printer as Elzevir. However, in 1681, printer Henricus Wetstein purchased part of the Elzevir catalogue from Daniel Elzevir. Wetstein was known to have printed some of these books under the Elzevir name (Digital Library for Dutch Literature). Some staining to vellum, cracking to inner hinge at title page. Light foxing, with some trimming to top edges (text not affected), early name on first title page, some underlining and notes, o/w very good. Quintus Curtius Rufus was a 1st century Roman historian. His Historarium on Alexander the Great, was a popular text during the middle ages. Sallust, or Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 C) was a Roman Historian and politician. His work discsses the Catiline's War and the Jugurthine War against the Numidian King Jugurtha. The third book, Memorabilium, is a collection of memorable deeds and sayings.
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- Minotavros Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Historiarum Libri Accuratissime Editi. C. Crispus Sallustius and Dictorum Factorumque Memorabilium, Libri XI
- Author
- Rufus, Quintus Curtius; Crispus, Gaius Sallustius; Maximus, Valerius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henricus Wetstein
- Place of Publication
- Amtelaedami
- Keywords
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Gaius Crispus, Valerius Maximus, Alexander the Great
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- History; Classics;
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