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STUDENTS' ANNOTATED CICERO: In epistolas M. Tullii Ciceronis, quae familiares vocantur, Paulli Manutij commentarius; cum duplici rerum & verborum indice; cui additus est alter eiusdem ad M. Brutum & Quinctum fratrem

Cicero | commentary by Paolo Manuzio (Paulus Manutius)
[8], 951, [1] p. | 8vo | *^4 a-z^8 A-2N^8 2O^4 | 162 x 102 mm --- Title notwithstanding, this volume contains only Cicero's Epistulae ad Familiares (with Manuzio's commentary). The letters to Atticus and Quintus appeared in a subsequent volume, but one continuing our pagination. In 1580,…
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SINGLE-PUBLISHER SERIES IN UNIFORM CONTEMPORARY BINDINGS: [Latin and Greek classics in sixteen volumes]

16 volumes | 32mo | 122 x 67 mm ¶ Acquire instant erudition with this remarkably intact uniform set of classics. Includes: Ausonius, Opera, 1750; Cornelius Nepos, Vitae excellentium imperatorum, 1745; Epictetus, Enchiridion, 1750 (with Cebes of Thebes, Tabula, Demophilus, Similitudines, and…
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VERNACULAR VIRGIL WITH WOODCUTS BY VIRGIL SOLIS: Dreyzehen Bücher von dem tewren Helden Enea, was der zu Wasser und Land bestanden; jetzund von newem widerumb ubersehen, mit fleiss corrigiert, und schönen Figuren geziert

by Virgil | translated by Thomas Murner | woodcuts by Virgil Solis
[688] p. | 8vo | A-Z^8 a-v^8 | 175 x 102 mm ---- Likely the fourth edition of Murner's vernacular translation of Virgil's Aeneid, and the first appearance of these thirteen full-page woodcuts by Virgil Solis, strong impressions from fresh blocks. Solis appears to have found inspiration, at…
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ANNOTATED CLIFF'S NOTES: Epitome in tres M.T. Ciceronis libros de oratore ad Q. Fratrem, summo judicio & diligentia in studiosorum gratiam collecta

Cicero
12 leaves | 4to | A-C^4 | 216 x 170 mm ---- A rare, early epitome of Cicero's De Oratore intended for the Paris student market, its preface hoping the compact text will benefit students of eloquence (eloquentiae studiosis profutura). We find Calvarin editions of 1546 and 1549, and two…
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P. Virgilii Maronis Opera interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus Soc. Iesu… ad usum Serenissimi Delphini. Editio Secunda

Virgil (Vergilius Maro, Publius) (70-19 B.C.)
Paris: Apud Simonem Benard, Ex Typographia Dionysii Thierry, 1682. SECOND EDITION of the Delphin Vergil; this issue was printed “Ex Typographia David Roger 1689.”. Hardcover. Fine. A very fine copy, bound in contemporary mottled calfskin, the spine elaborately and richly tooled in…
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RARE OVID ENGRAVINGS: [Engravings for Ovid]

by M.P.
[17] of [18] leaves | Loosely bound suite of prints | 213 x 330 mm ---- A rare suite of small mythological engravings, unpublished as best we can tell—at least not in any broader, titled context—two of them signed M.P. fe. Nagler, who describes our plate 16, says our MP was active around…
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EDITIO PRINCEPS OF CLASSICAL AFRO-EUROPEAN ORATOR: Opera inedita, cum epistulis item ineditis Antonini Pii, M. Aurelii, L. Veri, et Appiani, nec non aliorum veterum fragmentis

Marcus Cornelius Fronto | edited by Angelo Mai
v. 1: [8], CXII, 214, [2] p. + [3] plates -- v. 2: [3], 216-566, [2] p. + [2] plates (1 folding) | 8vo | v. 1: pi^4 a-g^8 1-13^8 14^4 -- v. 2: chi^6 15-35^8 36^4 | 231 x 165 mm --- The editio princeps of the writings of Marcus Fronto, Afro-European of Roman antiquity and "one of the most…
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ANNOTATOR AS INDUSTRIOUS PRIVATE SCHOLAR: De gestis Romanorum libri quatuor; a mendis accuratissimè repurgati, unà cum adnotationibus Ioan. Camertis, quae commentarii vice in omnem Romanam historiam esse possunt; cui addita sunt & alia eiusdem argumenti, quae sequens recenset pagina

Lucius Annaeus Florus | edited by Johannes Camers (Giovanni Ricuzzi)
[40], 326, [2] p. | 8vo | aa-bb^8 cc^4 A-V^8 X^4 | 173 x 103 mm --- A nice little Paris edition of this frequently printed 2nd-century account of Roman history, largely drawn from Livy and first printed in 1471. Florus stands out as "the first African author whose prose work in Latin has…
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Pomponius Mela. Iulius Solinus. Itinerarium Antonini Aug. Vibius Sequester. P. Victor De Regionibus Urbis Romae. Dionysius Afer de Situ Orbis Prisciano interprete. Iter[u]m castigatus & cum Graeco exe[m]plari collatus

Pomponius Mela (fl. ca. 41); Gaius Julius Solinus (3rd c.); Vibius Sequester (4th or 5th c.) Dionysius Periegetes (fl. ca. 118); Publius Victor, (?4th c.) et al.
Florence: Per haeredes Philippi Iuntae, 1526. SECOND GIUNTA EDITION (1st 1519). Hardcover. Fine. A tall, unsophisticated copy, in its original limp vellum binding (vellum stained, lacking ties, short split to upper hinge). The text is in very good condition with intermittent foxing,…
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Macrobii interpretatio in somnium Scipionis. Eiusdem Saturnaliorum Libri Septem

Macrobius, Aurelius Theodosius (approx. 370-430 C.E.)
Florence: Giunta, 1515. FIRST GIUNTA EDITION, Edited by Niccolò Angeli (b. 1448). Hardcover. Fine. A very nice copy in 18th c. vellum with a single blind-ruled fillet and a citron morocco label, gilt; edges of text-block stained red. The text is in very good condition with scattered light…
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Τραγῳδίαι ἑπτὰ μετὰ σχολίων παλαιῶν καὶ πάνυ ὠφελίμων. Tragoediae septem, cum interpretationibus vetustis & valde utilibus […]

Sophocles (496-406 B.C.E.)
Frankfurt: Peter Braubach, 1544. FIRST BRAUBACH EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards dated 1546. The boards are blind-ruled in compartments and elaborately tooled with decorative rolls (the Crucifixion, King David -dated 1543, John the…
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[Title in Greek and Latin:] Pindar: Olympia. Pythia. Nemea. Isthmia. Callimachus: Hymni; Dionysius Periegetes: De Situ Orbis. Lycophron: Alexandra

Pindar; Callimachus; Dionysius Periegetes; Lycophron
Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andrea Torresani, January, 1513. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in 18th c. stiff vellum, possibly a deftly executed early 19th c. remboîtage. Attractive spine labels, gilt. Aldine device on title. A very fine copy, the text crisp and bright, with two…
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