HERODOTUS.
Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum libri IX. Codicem Sancrofti manuscriptum denuo contulit, reliquam lectionis varietatem commodius digessit, annotationes variorum adjecit T. Gaisford... Editio tertia subinde emendata.
HISTORY OF HERODOTUS
Oxford: Joannis Henrici Parker, et al..., 1840.
2 vols., 8vo (9 x 5.75 inches). Full vellum, bound by HAYDAY. Triple brown and black labels, gilt bands and intricate gilt tooling to panels. Ink rules framing boards. Gilt dentelles. Marbled edges and endpapers. A stunning set, with minor soiling to boards.
A superb copy of the history of Herodotus in nine books. Greek text, preface in Latin.
£375.00
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