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Coloniae Allobrogum [Geneva], sumptibus Petri &: Jacobi Chouet , 1621. Folio, first printing of the original Greek text. pp. [xx], 168, 520, [xlii]. Paralllel Greek and Latin text, light waterstaining, mostly to lower margin, contemporary blind-ruled calf, minor wear, headcaps and lettering piece renewed. The second century physician and philosopher Sextus Empiricus is our major surviving source for Greek… Read more about this item

London: Printed by J.R. for J.Williams... and are to be sold by Henry Dickinson of Cambridge, , 1673. 8vo. 2 parts in 1 volume, pp. [xxxii], 433, [lxvii], 271, [i]. Greek text with Latin facing, some very light spotting and toning. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rebacked preserving original fully gilt spine, headcaps renewed. Faint ecclesiatical ink stamp to title (possibly… Read more about this item

[Geneva: ] Oliva Pauli Stephani,, 1612. Folio in 6s, pp. [xxxii], cols. 1624, 104, ff. [xii]. Title page printed in red and black, large woodcut olive-tree title device (Schreiber 34), woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials, Greek and Latin text in double column, some spotting and browning at intervals, largely due to paper qualityl later sheep, circa 1700, minor… Read more about this item

Londini [London]: Impensis J. et P. Knapton [...] et Gul. Sandby, 1750. 2 vols. 8vo. pp. [xxxiv], 239, [i]; [ii], 288, 288, [xviii] + 58 b/w plates, mostly engraved by Johann Sebastian Müller and Charles Grignion (one by J. Bonneau), occasional light spotting, title-pages printed in red and black, t.p. vignettes and tail piece concluding Ruaeus’ ‘Historia’ also by… Read more about this item

Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden] / Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Jacobum Hackium / Abrahamum Wolfgang,, 1680. 3 vols. 8vo. pp. [ccclxxxiv], 704 + 3 plates (including engraved allegorical title page); [ii], 1124 (small tear to final leaf) + 5 plates; 982 + 6 plates (plates engraved by Gonzales Appelmans). A few numismatic illustrations in the text, occasional trivial spotting. Contemporary calf, minor restoration… Read more about this item

London: printed by Jacob Tonson, 1716. Fourth edition, 3 vols. 8vo. pp. [ii], 211, [i] + port. frontis. and 32 plates; [ii], 213-545, [i] + port. frontis. and 39 plates; [ii], 546-857, [i] + port. frontis. and 32 plates. Title-pages printed in red and black, occasional light spotting and browning. Many plates are unsigned, but those that are include… Read more about this item

Lutetiae [Paris]: apud Iacobum Dupuys,, 1570. Folio. pp. [lii], 798, [ii]. Greek text, with prefatory epistles by Denys Lambin and Jean Bienné (Benenatus). Near contemporary French calf, ruled in gilt and blind with gilt oval wreath ornament to covers; some wear, rebacked and recornered, end-papers renewed; armorial bookplate (reinstated on front pastedown) of Henry Sinclair, 10th Lord Sinclair (1660–1723).… Read more about this item

Glasguae [Glasgow]: In aedibus academicis excudebat R. Foulis, , 1744. 8vo. pp. [iv], 128, 214, [xxiv]. Text in Greek, with Latin translation following.Contemporary French red morocco, gilt-ruled with floral device to spine, all edges gilt; letterpress book label to pastedown, ‘De la bibliotheque de Me. Esbran, Avocat au Parlement de Normandie, 1784’. Foulis issued two versions of the Meditations of… Read more about this item

Birminghamiae [Birmingham], Typis Johannis Baskerville , 1770. First Baskerville quarto edition, 4to. pp. [iv], 344 + engraved frontispiece by Benoît Louis Henriquez, and with title-page vignette by Paul Le Grand. According to Gaskell, about half the copies he examined had four additional plates, but these are not present here. 2A1 (divisional title-page) is a cancel, as per… Read more about this item

[Geneva: Henricus Stephanus], 1575. 8vo. pp. [xvi], 135, [i], 134, [ii] blank, 112, [xxii], lacks final blank (b4). Old paper pasted over the lower half of the final page to obscure juvenile doodlles, just beneath Estienne’s farewell address to the reader. Ink staining to pp 22-25 in the first section (b3-5); wormhole in the upper part of the page,… Read more about this item

Birminghamiae [Birmingham]: typis S[arah]. Baskerville, 1772. 12mo. pp. [ii], 300 + allegorical frontispiece engraved by Charles Grignion after Samuel Wale (not called for by ESTC, which mentions a half title instead), contemporary vellum with morocco lettering piece. Armorial booplate bearing Howman family crest and motto, E.J. Howman added by hand beneath; probably the Rev. Edward John Howman, rector of… Read more about this item

Lipsiae [Leipzig]: typis Johannis Baueri. Sumptibus verò Christiani Gerlachii & Simonis Becksteinii, 1655. 4to. pp. 326 [ii]. Title printed in red and black, parallel Greek and Latin text, browned. Contemporary vellum with oval armorial stamp of Henrici (Henrik) ter Borch to covers. 19th century ink stamp to title and 18th century letterpress book label to pastedown of “Uit de… Read more about this item

[Geneva]: Oliva Pauli Stephani, 1593-1616. 2 works bound in one volume, 8vo. pp. 16, 884, 120, [viii], 88; 169, [vii]. Estienne device to titles, parallel text in Greek and Latin, light waterstaining to the second work. 18th century sprinkled calf, gilt spine, some wear to headcap, red edges. 20th century book labels and ink stamp of Buckfast Abbey. Related… Read more about this item

[Geneva]: ex officina Henrici Stephani Parisiensis typographi., 1557. Editio princeps. 2 vols. in one. 8vo. pp. [viii], 263 (numbered 363), [i]; [xvi], 320. C and D in the second work misbound. Contemporary limp vellum, 17th century ownership inscriptions to title, later cancelled ink library stamp to free endpaper. First edition in the original Greek, followed by Archbishop Cosimo Pazzi’s… Read more about this item

[colophon: ] Venetiis [Venice, 1517. 8vo. Editio princeps of De Venatione. ff. 166, [ii], printed in Greek italic, Aldine device on title and verso of last leaf, light stain on title but generally clean. Old vellum with leather label on spine. Pencilled inscription on pastedown: D.A. Morison from Arthur Cope, October 1939. "Edition rare et recherchée" (Brunet). The first… Read more about this item

Haganoae [Hagenau], Ex Officina Seceriana, , 1534. Part one only (of 2). 8vo. A-Z,AA-EE8, FF4. Woodcut Setzer device (Janus) on verso of last leaf. Minor marginal worming to first few leaves, not affecting letters of text; a couple of leaves with light waterstaining; some early headlines cropped or cut close. Greek text only, lacks Camerarius’ scholia, published in the… Read more about this item

Amstelodami [Amsterdam], typis ludovici &: Danielis Elzeviriorum, 1657-58. 2 vols. 8vo. pp. [iv], 341; [xx], 259. Greek text with Latin translation facing; commentary by Lambertus Barlaeus in the second volume. The text volume was first issued in 1657 with 8 preliminary leaves; it was reissued with the second volume and a further 3 preliminary leaves in 1658. Here the… Read more about this item

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] &: Hagae Comitum [Den Haag], apud Johannem Arnoldum Langerak. P. Gosse. &, 1728. 4to. pp. [lxiv], 583, [xxv], 168, [viii], 169-335, [i]. Engraved title, lettepress title printed in red and black, light waterstaining to Kempher’s preface to his commentary on Calpurnius, otherwise clean. Early 20th century paper-vellum with morocco label. A collection of classical works… Read more about this item

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam], Apud Rod. &: Gerh. Wetstenios &, 1728. 4to. pp. [xxiv], 715, [i], 239, [i]. With copper engraved frontispiece, letterpress title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, light waterstainging in upper margin towards end of the volume. Contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt, a little soiled and with one or two ink stains, but sound. 1755 prize inscription… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for the author., 1766. 8vo. pp. [vi], 16, [i], 4-536. Some spotting, most apparent on title and preliminaries. Modern half calf, gilt, retaining the original marbled paper boards, slightly rubbed; ownership signature dated 1800 partially obliterated on front free end-paper. Robert Andrews (1723-1766) was a presbyterian minister and poet, chiefly remembered for this blank… Read more about this item