![Rhetorum Graecorum Orationes: [Orationes Horum Rhetorum; Orationes Infrascriptorum Rhetorum; Isocrates Orationes] [Aldine Printing]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/952/972/1175972952.0.m.jpg)
Click for full-size.
Rhetorum Graecorum Orationes: [Orationes Horum Rhetorum; Orationes Infrascriptorum Rhetorum; Isocrates Orationes] [Aldine Printing]
by Isocrates, Alcidamas, Gorgias, Aristides, Harpocration; etc
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andreas Asulanus, 1513. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. [Early Printing, Aldine Press] Two volumes (of three), bound as one. Folio, 30 x 20 cm. Bound in early vellum. Good binding. Small scuff on center of spine. Edges red. Held in a fine modern cloth clamshell case. Collated: [4], 3-197, [3 blank]; 162 [i.e. 163], [1 blank] pp. Titles in Greek and Latin. Text in Greek. Colophon in Latin. Aldine printer's device on each title. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked, with wide margins. Editio Princeps of the works of the Attic orators, notably: Aeschines, Lysias, Alcidamas, Anthisthenes, Damades, Andocides, Isaeus, Dinarchus, Antiphon, Lycurgus, Gorgias, Lesbonax, and Herodes. According to Dibdin, these orations had been hidden in Mount Athos until Lacsaris, under patronage of Lorenzo de Medici discovered them. Refs: Adams O-244; Renouard. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde. p. 60-62; Laurenziana, 114; Ahmanson-Murphy 95/1-4; Hoffman 3, p.167. Alternative titles: Oratores Graeci; Orationes infrascriptorum rhetorum; Rhetorum Antiquorum Graecorum Orationes Graece. Logoi toutoni ton retoron. <br> Includes a letter from the Grolier Club about the sale of the book in 1824, dated 1992 addressed to Mortimer Chambers from Martin Antonetti and Elizabeth Muller. Chambers was a professor of history at UCLA, specializing in classical Greek history. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1812170001
- Title
- Rhetorum Graecorum Orationes: [Orationes Horum Rhetorum; Orationes Infrascriptorum Rhetorum; Isocrates Orationes] [Aldine Printing]
- Author
- Isocrates, Alcidamas, Gorgias, Aristides, Harpocration; etc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andreas Asulanus
- Date Published
- 1513
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
SequiturBooks
Customers may return ordered books for any reason within 14 days of receipt. We will pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error. Shipping fees and handling fees may be charged to the customer if the return is the result of customer error. Open box charges may be applied for new books that are opened by customers (i.e. the shrink wrap is removed or there is obvious signs of wear.)
About the Seller
SequiturBooks
Biblio member since 2008
Boonsboro, Maryland
About SequiturBooks
Sequitur Books is an independent academic bookstore. We pride ourselves on a thought provoking selection, with extensive collections in philosophy, history, social science, African studies, Near Eastern studies, and physical science. Our motto, "For every person, a good book!"
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
Frequently asked questions
How to identify a rare book
There are several important points to keep in mind when trying to determine if a book can be considered "rare". Read here to learn more.Learn how to determine if a book is rare
Signed vs. Inscribed
Know what you are getting into when purchasing rare books, and learn the difference between signed books and inscribed books.
