THUCYDIDE

L'histoire de Thucydide, de la guerre du Peloponese; continuee par Xenophon.

Paris, Augustin Courbe, 1662.

Folio (359 x 220 mm). In contemporary full calf over wooden boards with six raised bands and gilt ornamentation and lettering to spine. Extremities with wear. Boards with stains and scratches. Lower part of back hinge and upper part of front hinge split. Dampstain to lower outer corner affecting from p. 497 till end. Otherwise internally fine and clean. (26), 599, (1), 29, (30) pp.

First edition of d'Ablancourt famous translation of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. The present translation went through four editions and constitute third overall French translation of Thucydides’ work.

Order-nr.: 60247