Demosthenes and Æschines. Principum Græciæ Oratorum Opera.

Demosthenes, Aeschines, Wolfius

Erscheinungsdatum: 1604

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Demosthenes and Æschines. Principum Græciæ Oratorum Opera. Annotationibus illustrata: Per Hieronymum Wolfium. Francofurti: Apud Claudium Marnium, & Hæredes, MDCIIII . Folio, one volume bound in two. Parallel text in Greek and Latin. Printer's device on title and final leaf. 1 volume bound in 2. Folio, contemporary calf gilt with central crest and corner fleurons, spines gilt in seven compartments; spines chipped and worn, covers abraded and soiled, some foxing and marginal stains. All edges gilt marbled end-papers. Diagram, portrait of Hieronymus Wolf, and crest on page [18] portrait of Demosthenes at beginning of his Vita. The pagination is complex: [16][2], i-lxxiii, [58],1-638; The 9th leaf [2] is the 4th leaf of the [58] section, mis-bound. It is supposed to go right before the dedication. Some numbering errors are scattered. Volume II: 639-1464, [42]. Page 40 describes the signing, which is largely gatherings of 6 leaves but has gatherings of 8 and 4 leaves; page 42 has another printer s device. This is perhaps the greatest edition of Demosthenes and Aeschines ever. "A very excellent edition." and the final with Wolf's commentaries. Moss I, page 383; "The edition of 1604 is the most beautiful and accurate of all Wolf's editions, and is universally acknowledged to be a magnificent and truly critical performance" - Dibdin I, page 479. This is pretty massive, and extra shipping will be requested. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1634846510648

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Titel: Demosthenes and Æschines. Principum Græciæ ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1604

Einband: Hardcover

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