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CICERO, Marcus Tullius

"Opera omnia; Annotated by I. Gruterus et al. Edited by C. Schrevelius"

Amstelodam / Leyden
Ludovic. & Daniel Elzevier / Fr. Hacke
1661

€160 - €200

4to , (8), 51, (5), 636; 637-1339, (53) pp, engraved title. Four parts in 1 vol.: libri oratorii, orationes quae exstant, epistolae, philosophici libri omnes. Bound with the prize, name made illegible. Some foxing. Some copies are bound in two volumes, but this copy is complete with all 4 parts in 1 volume. Contemporary vellum prize binding with the gilt coat of arms of AMSTERDAM, upper end of spine worn, front cover slightly rubbed, a bit soiled

Ref. Willems, 1268 : ""Ce Cicéron sort incontestablement des presses de Fr. Hackius Leyde. Très recherché autrefois"" ; Brunet II, 9 : ""Belle édition, recommandable et par sa belle exécution typographique et par les variantes qu'elle contient

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