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PHILO of Byzantium. Philo Byzantius De septem orbis spectaculis. Translated from the Greek by and with notes by Leo Allatius. Rome: Mascardus, 1640.
8° (175 x 114mm.). Parallel texts in Greek and Latin. 18th-century speckled calf gilt (joints a little rubbed).
EDITIO PRINCEPS of Philo's description of the seven wonders of the ancient world, translated and printed from a manuscript in the Vatican library. The attribution to Philo is suspect, but traditional. 'La première édition... on... trouve difficilement.': Brunet IV,616; Hoffmann III,66.
8° (175 x 114mm.). Parallel texts in Greek and Latin. 18th-century speckled calf gilt (joints a little rubbed).
EDITIO PRINCEPS of Philo's description of the seven wonders of the ancient world, translated and printed from a manuscript in the Vatican library. The attribution to Philo is suspect, but traditional. 'La première édition... on... trouve difficilement.': Brunet IV,616; Hoffmann III,66.