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LIPSIUS, Justus (1547-1606). Ad C.Cornelium Tacitum curae secundae. Leiden: Officina Plantiniana apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1588.
8° (164 x 103mm). Wood-engraved frontispiece, two small woodcut illustrations. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: JACQUES AUGUSTIN DE THOU (1553-1617), AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION 'Iac. Augusto Thuano dedi Iustus Lipsius...'; le prince de Soubise (library shelf-marks).
FIRST EDITION WITH A DISTINGUISHED PROVENANCE: a presentation copy from one of the greatest humanist scholars to one of the greatest book collectors.
8° (164 x 103mm). Wood-engraved frontispiece, two small woodcut illustrations. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: JACQUES AUGUSTIN DE THOU (1553-1617), AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION 'Iac. Augusto Thuano dedi Iustus Lipsius...'; le prince de Soubise (library shelf-marks).
FIRST EDITION WITH A DISTINGUISHED PROVENANCE: a presentation copy from one of the greatest humanist scholars to one of the greatest book collectors.