LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA.
Lucien de la traduction de N. Perrot. Quatrieme Edition, nouvelement revetie et corrigee. 2 parts.
Amsterdam, Ravestein, 1664.
8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Title-page with red underlignings. Vague dampstain throughout, primarily affecting last leaves. (14), 418, (14), 450, (22) pp. + frontispiece.
The Fourth French edition of Lucian’s collected works, translated by Nicolas Perrot. Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180 AD) was a Syrian rhetorician and satirist known for his witty and humorous works that criticized society and religious beliefs. His writings, nearly all of which have survived, are celebrated for their sharp satire and influence on later literature.
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DKK 2.500,00