HEORODOTUS. Historiae, in Greek (AA1r Greek and Latin title Herodoti libri novem quibus Musarum indita sunt nomina), edited by Aldus Manutius, Venice: Aldus Manutius, September 1502, 2° (292 x 200mm.), EDITIO PRINCEPS, 140 leaves, 55 lines and headline, woodcut device on title and verso of final leaf, initial-spaces and guide-letters (title soiled, title and following 2 leaves with slight worming at outer margin, outer margin of GG5 thumb-soiled, II8 a little damp-stained at outer margin, LL8 repaired at lower margin, II8r and NN6v with small soil marks effacing a few characters, verso of final leaf soiled, light localised browning), modern calf over pastboard (joints rubbed). [Adams H394; Renouard 35.8]

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HEORODOTUS. Historiae, in Greek (AA1r Greek and Latin title Herodoti libri novem quibus Musarum indita sunt nomina), edited by Aldus Manutius, Venice: Aldus Manutius, September 1502, 2° (292 x 200mm.), EDITIO PRINCEPS, 140 leaves, 55 lines and headline, woodcut device on title and verso of final leaf, initial-spaces and guide-letters (title soiled, title and following 2 leaves with slight worming at outer margin, outer margin of GG5 thumb-soiled, II8 a little damp-stained at outer margin, LL8 repaired at lower margin, II8r and NN6v with small soil marks effacing a few characters, verso of final leaf soiled, light localised browning), modern calf over pastboard (joints rubbed). [Adams H394; Renouard 35.8]
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Early inscription on title (with a further inscription erased); occasional marginalia, giving Latin version of names; Zamoyski, two stamps on title and one on title verso.

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