Book Description

Volume 1 with engraved title, full page engraved portrait of Ferdinandus and full page engraved portrait of Gronovius. Engraved title of volume 1 dated 1679, title pages of volumes 2 & 3 dated 1678.
Dealer Notes
Occasional mark in text. Small hole in one page, does not affect lettering. Little creasing to some pages. Top edge of some pages little dusty. Corner of first 100 pages of volume 3 little bumped. Small stain to top/spine edge of first 60 pages of volume 1. Portrait of Gronovius with scratch mark, title page with very small scratch mark. Spine ends scuffed with some loss of leather and small hole to top of volume 2. Rubbing of leather to covers of volume 2 with a small amount of leather loss. Small bookplate on front free end page of each volume. Generally clean and tight in attractive marbled calf bindings with banded spines, decorative gilt-tooled panels and coloured labels. Marbled end papers..
Author Livii, Titi
Date 1679 (1678)
Binding Full calf. 20x12cms.
Publisher Danielem Elsevirium, Amstelodami
Illustrator J. Munnickhuysen
Condition Covers little scuffed with some rubbing of leather to corners and edges.
Pages xlviii + 922 + 70 + 62; 973 +61 + 58; 1080 + 82

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