Classical History

1531. Roma, Apud Antonium Bladum Asulanum (on colophon), 1531, mense Septembri. 4to. Sown, uncut and unbound. Title-page and a few other leaves with a bit of minor brownspotting; overall a very nice and well-preserved copy of this beautifully printed, extremely scarce work. Two quires with loose leaves. Floriated large initial at beginning. [32] ff. (being title-page, 29 ff. text, 1 f. errata, 1 f. blank). The exceedingly scarce second edition (the "Rome text") of "[t]he most famous of all medical poems" (Garrison & Morton), the poem which gave to the disease syphilis its name, being the most important edition of the work, the first complete edition (with the two lines of the first book printed for the first time - not found in any other contemporary editions of the work), the only authoritative version of the text to appear contemporarily, and by far the rarest edition - with only four known copies at the time of the official bibliography (Baumgartner and Fulton, 1935) (whereas the first edition… Read More

1709 BEAUTIFUL 1ed Octavius Minucius Felix Pagan Evangelism Fine Binding Arms
Marcus Minucius Felix was a 3rd-century Roman scholar who is remembered only for being an advocate of Christianity in a pagan Roman world. His only known work was "Octavius" – a narrative dialogue between a Christian and a pagan. Much of this work was influenced by Cicero's "Nature of the Gods" and was written to convince non-Christians to convert from their pagan ways.
This 1709 Latin edition was edited by Jacobus Gronovius.
Item number: #18565
Price: $750
FELIX, Marcus Minucius
M. Minucii Felicis Octavius cum integris Woweri, Elmenhorstii, Heraldi & Rigalti notis aliorumque hinc inde collectis ex recensione Jacobi Gronovii
Lugduni Batavorum : Apud Cornelius Boutestein, Samuelem Luchtmans, 1709. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – T. Gaisford
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Thomas Gaisford (1779 –1855) was an English classical scholar and… Read More

1722 BEAUTIFUL Lucius Florus History of Rome LIVY Gruterus Duker Fine Binding
"Men of outstanding ability are more likely to lack the power of controlling their own people than of defeating an enemy in battle."
― Livy, The History of Rome
Florus was a Roman historian who lived during the 2nd-century AD. His history of Rome was collected by Livy, and mainly focuses on the foundation of Rome though the end of the B.C. era. The work is considered somewhat inaccurate, especially compared to Livy's much more popular and famous 'History of Rome'. This work lacks details of chronology and geography.
This 1722 of Florus's 'History'
is supplemented with commentary from German scholar Carl Andreas Duker.
Item number: #18567
Price: $599
FLORUS, Lucius Annaeus
L. Annaei Flori epitome rerum Romanarum. : Cum integris Salmasii, Freinshemii, Graevii, et selectis aliorum animadversionibus.
Lugduni Batavorum : apud Johannem vander Linden, juniorem, 1722.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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1570 Valerius Maximus Dictorum Factorum ROME Tiberius Scipio Latin Vellum
A rare printing of Valerius's "Dictorum et Factorum" or Historical Anecdotes. This work is a collection of short stories, sayings, and phrases, memorial to Tiberius Caesar, who was reigning during Valerius' lifetime. These anecdotes depict ancient Greek life and philosophy as well as famous kings and Caesars. Many modern historians claim that Valerius's work was taken from Cicero, Livy, and Sallust, as well as other ancient historians and philosophers, rather than creating original works.
However, many of the topics he writes about were controversial and unusual for the time – he wrote on homosexuality within the Roman army and the aristocracy of ancient Greece. While homosexually itself was written on, it was only considered tolerable in a 'master-slave' relationship; not within a public and high status sense. Other topics include omens, revenge, superstitious cults, women lawyers, modesty, crimes, and conflicting political… Read More

1590 Juvenal & Persius Satires Stoic Philosophy Latin Pithou Geneva Sulpicia

"Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown."
― Juvenal, The Satires
A rare 1590 Latin printing of 'The Satires' of Juvenal and Persius. This collection of satirical poetry was written in the late 1st and 2nd centuries and discuss society, social norms, irony, each of these providing insight to the morals and values of Roman life at the time. Juvenal outlines many of the concerns he has with Roman citizens including unfaithfulness and greed; issues he recognized as downfalls to society. Many of the satires include references to Greek and Roman mythology.
This exceedingly rare 1590 edition was printed in Geneva and edited by Pierre Pithou. In addition to the expected satires of Juvenal and Persius, this edition features the works of the lesser-known Sulpicia. According to the USTC, no examples of this edition are found in any North American institution! Very… Read More

Guizot's Gibbon. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, ESQ. A New edition revised and corrected throughout, preceded by a preface, and accompanied by notes, critical and historical, related principally to the propagation of Christianity: By M. F. Guizot, Minister of Public Instruction for the Kingdom of France. The Preface, Notes and Corrections, Translated from the French Expressly for this Edition. With A Notice of the Life and Character of Gibbon. In Two Volumes. Cincinnati: Applegate & Company, Publishers. 1859. Condition: NOT library books. Original leather as shown. New gilt labels. Marbled page edges still visible. Interior clean.Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do… Read More

London: Printed for J. and F. Rivington, et al., 1774. Sixth edition. Eight volumes. 12mo. Handsomely bound in contemporary full brown calf; the boards ruled in gilt; the spines with five raised bands, compartments with gilt foliate decoration, contrasting red and blue gilt morocco title and volume labels and additional green gilt morocco ownership label for Louisa Pereira to each volume. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece to each volume and 14 engraved plates, plans and maps (some folding, 22 illustrations in total). Further subsequent ownership inscription in ink manuscript to the front free endpaper of the first volume ("Henrietta Skene / given to her by her Father / 8 Volumes Complete / November 16 1825"), and with her name in ink to the front endpaper of each volume. A very good set, the bindings square and firm with a touch of minor cracking to volumes one and eight, a little occasional chipping to the spine ends, light rubbing to the spines and joints, some… Read More

1872 1ed Complaynt of SCOTLAND 1549 Three Estates Henry VIII Harrysone Bodrugan

"The Complaynt of Scotlande with Ane Exortatione to the Thre Estaits to be Vigilante in the Deffens of Their Public Veil. 1549." is an anthology compiled and edited by James Augustus Henry Murray, published in 1872. The book is a compelling collection of historical documents and tracts from the mid-16th century, focusing on the political and societal dynamics of Scotland. The primary text, "The Complaynt of Scotlande," is an impassioned plea for the three estates of Scotland - the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners - to protect their public welfare amid the political turmoil of the time. Supplementing this main piece are additional contemporary English tracts, including the justifications of King Henry VIII from 1542, an exhortation by James Harrysone in 1547, a letter from the Lord Protector Somerset in 1548, and a summary by Nicholas Bodrugan (also known as Adams), from 1548. The book serves as a rich source of… Read More

8° (mm 174x118), pp. IV, 44. Frontespizio entro bordura silografica. Legatura coeva in cartoncino ricoperto da carta decorata del '700. Ottimo esemplare.
First Italian translation of Lucianus' Perì Orchéseos, a text whose Latin version had so much success during the Renaissance theoretical debate about literary genres.
Prima edizione in italiano, molto rara, del Perì Orchéseos del filosofo di Samosata, che tanta fortuna ebbe nel corso del Rinascimento (cfr. A.M. Andrisano, La fortuna del De saltatione di Luciano nel Rinascimento: il caso di Rinaldo Corso, "Italianistica: rivista di letteratura italiana", XLVII, 3, 2018, pp. 45-58). Strutturato come dialogo fra Licino (alter ego dell'autore) e il suo contraddittore Cratone, il testo rappresenta un vero e proprio manifesto in difesa dell'arte della danza e della sua figlia legittima, la pantomima. La traduzione commentata è dedicata - da uno pseudonimo, "Crittodunamio", non identificato - al celebre ballerino e coreografo Antonio Muzzarelli… Read More

Tokyo: Kodansha Showa 54, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. The, uncommon & fully illustrated, catalogue of ancient Syrian artifacts. Published in 1979 by Kodansha Ltd in Japan - and with a detailed Japanese description for each of the 279 objects. Each object also has an English title. Fine condition in decorative clam shell box - all contained in original heavy cardbox container. Please note that this is a heavy book (6.2Kg) and insured shipping to Japan will cost £73.20 so an additional shipping cost will be requested if ordered from Japan. Due to the weight and size of this book other countries, outside the UK, will also be subject to an additional shipping charge so kindly contact me, before ordering, for a revised shipping quotation. One copy, only, found in online COPAC. The, uncommon & fully illustrated, catalogue of ancient Syrian artifacts.

McCarter, Margaret HillThe ReclaimersHardcoverPublisher: A.L. BURT, 1Used - Good. Hardcover. green cloth boards that are worn and rubbed, especially at corners, along edges and at spine ends where there is some threadbareness. Some soil on closed edges. Bottom fore edge corners of pages are yellowed and bumped, A few other corners and edges are bumped or creased. Age toned. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks, but has previous owners name in pencil on both cover pages. Has loose hinge on front cover but otherwise binding is still in tact.

Paris: Furne et Cie,, 1861. Signed Quinet binding. Half-bound leather. Published Paris: Furne et Cie, 1861. 8vo., 7 1/4" x 10 1/2", iv+648pp., illustrated frontis and numerous tissue-guarded plates, hand colored folding map at rear. Half-bound in red leather with raised bands and panels, gilt titles and designs and red pebbled cloth over boards, marbled endpapers, all edge gilting. Wear at the spine ends, covers rubbed/faded. Text and plates clean and bright. Very good internally. Binding good. . Full-Leather. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo.

Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in VG dw. 8vo, xvi+808pp, slate cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. First hardcover edition of this significant study of Grecian music. Unmarked copy, minor wear, dustwrapper has a bit of fading to spine.

Tan leather binding with red title plate, gilt decoration and title on the spine. Gilt 'Cambridge panel' decoration on the boards. In Latin. Rebacked many years ago.
Chacón, A., Historia utriusque belli Dacici a Traiano Caesare gesti. With 2 coppers on 1 l. and 132 ( 2 multiple folding) copper plates. Rome, J. Mascardi 1616. Please download the enclosed selected photographs - upon application all 132+ photographs can be forwarded to interested parties. Naturally, galleries and museums can benefit from a discounted price as it is preferred that this precious volume remains intact.


This is a great book, a magnificent work of art perfected on a series of coppers on Trajan's Column in Rome by the best the world has seen.


The First Edition (1576) was crafted by Giulio Pippi (after Raphael)


This 1616 book (the second edition) is one of the most remarkable Renaissance series of illustrations. These coppers were made by Francesco Villamena, who followed the models & workings of Raphael and his students… Read More