POLYBIUS. - GREEK & LATIN TEXT.

Polybiou Magalopolitou Istorion biblia pente, kai epitomai dodeka epitomai ib' (Greek letters) Historiarum libri priores quinque, Nicolao Perotto Episcopo Sipontino interprete. Item Epitome sequentium librorum usque ad Decimumseptimum, Vuolfgango Musculo interprete. rerum quoq; & verborum in iisdem memorabilium Index. (2 Parts).

Basel, Ioannem Hervagium (Herwagen), (1549). Folio. Later full calf (17th Century). 5 raised bands, titlelabel in leather with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Covers a bit rubbed. Edges red. Edges in the last quarter of the book with a weekness affecting a few mm. of outer margins, no damage to text. (8),282 pp. (Greek text), 1 blank + (8),323,(9) pp. (Latin text). Titlepage with printers wood-cut device. The Greek text having a few old underlinings and a few neath contemporary annotations in margins. Internally clean and fine.

Scarce early edition of Plybius' History with the Greek text and the translation by N. Perottus and W. Musculus. (Editio Princeps 1530).

Adams P 1803 - VD 16 P 4083. - BM (German Books): 585. k.18.

Order-nr.: 48424