EUSEBE de CESAREE, SOCRATE, THEODORE de CYRENE, THEODORE LEC - Lot 122

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EUSEBE de CESAREE, SOCRATE, THEODORE de CYRENE, THEODORE LEC - Lot 122
EUSEBE de CESAREE, SOCRATE, THEODORE de CYRENE, THEODORE LECTOR, SOZOMENE and EVAGRIUS. Εκκλησιαστικηϛ ἱστοριαϛ. Ecclesiasticæ historiæ. Paris, Robert Estienne, 1544. In-folio of 354, 182 pp, [5] ff. printer's mark on verso of last leaf, large woodcut ornaments and initials designed by Geoffroy Tory. Marbled fawn basane, 5-nerve spine, red morocco t.p., red marbled edges (17th century binding). ESTIENNE's first edition printed in "grecs du roi", a font commissioned by FRENCH I to Claude GARAMOND for printing Greek books from unpublished manuscripts in the Royal Library. Collection containing important sources for the history of late Antiquity, written by EUSEBE in the 320s, with fifth-century additions by SOZOMENE, SOCRATE, the two THEODORES and EVAGRIUS. Ex-libris ms. trimmed. Adams, E-1093; Renouard, Estienne, p 59, no. 11. Some very rare marginal dampening without affecting the text, reinforcement on the recto of the last leaf. Waxed boards with some loss of leather, minor worm damage at foot of spine, corners worn, paper strip glued to head of spine with remnant of red wax stamp. A good copy, however, rare.
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