Historiarum Libri IX
Geneva: Pauli Stephani (Paul Estienne), 1618.
Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Item #044725
Full contemporary calf, worn, foxing and browning to text, heavy in spots, light dampstains occasionally including to the plates, Babel map adhered to the final preface page in the gutter. With the four plates depicting Babel, the tower and Semiramidis (the latter plate later appeared in Kircher's Turris Babel). The text is Valla's edited by Henri Estienne - two columns in Greek and Latin. (xii), 708, (30)pp. Graesse T3 255
First published in 1592, it includes a great deal of material related to Persia (including the plates) in addition to the Histories. It was with Herodotus that Estienne first made his name with his 1566 Latin edition and accompanying apology in French. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044725.
Price: $1,500.00