SIGONIO (Carlo) [et alii]. Varii Historiæ Romanae scriptores - Lot 145

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SIGONIO (Carlo) [et alii]. Varii Historiæ Romanae scriptores - Lot 145
SIGONIO (Carlo) [et alii]. Varii Historiæ Romanae scriptores, partim Græci, partim Latini, in unum velut corpus redacti, de rebus gestis ab Urbe condita, usque ad imperii Constantinopolin translati tempora. Nomina eorvm qvos habes hic autorum, proximè sequentes paginæ te docebunt [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1568. 4 vol. in-8° of [100], 1 bl, 832, 2 bl, [59] pp; 613, 2 bl, 491, 5 bl pp; 497-1407, 1 bl pp; 1409-2048, [210], 68 pp. Text in Latin and Greek. Marbled fawn calf, long ornate spine, fawn morocco t. and tom. pages, gilt publisher and year at foot, gilt fillet and gilt roulette on covers, gilt roulette on edges, title written in ink in the 16th century on the edges (19th c. binding). Rarely complete with all four parts. Only the first volume has a title page, although the four volumes were printed separately. Strong index at the end of the book. Early ms. bookplates including "Josephi Philippi Sertorii" and "Francisci de Marinis", then "Henry de Cessole". Adams, S-784; Chaix, Dufour et Moeckli, 69; Renouard (Estienne), 131. Minor worm damage at the head of volume I, mainly affecting the consular table, some rings and angular wetness, not serious. Spine unstained, slight binding defects. A good copy.
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