LIVIUS, TITUS.

Historiarum Libri, qui supersunt omnes et deperditorum fragmenta. Ex recensione Arn. Drakenborchii ad Codicum Bambergensis et Vindobonensis fidem passim reficta a Ioanne Theophilo Kreyssig. Annotationes Crevierii, Strothii, Ruperti, Aliorumque selectas; animadversiones Niebuhrii, Wachsmuthii, et suas addidit Travers Twiss, I.C.B. 4 Vols.

Oxford, Talboys, 1840-41. 8vo. 4 beautiful full vellum bindings with richly gilt spines, gilt title- and tome-labels and gilt allegorical centre-peices to front boards. Marbled edges. A very nice and clean set. Front hinge of vol. 1 cracked, but binding still tight. A lovely copy. With a contemporary gift-inscription to front free end-paper of vol. 1. VIII, 616; (4), 548; (4), 484; (4), 521, (1), (160, - Index) pp.

First edition thus of this learned and esteemed edition of Livius' History of Rome.Travers Twiss' carefully revised text is still considered one of the most important versions and the many notes and commentaries in the present edition are considered excellent and valuable.

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