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CICERO, Marcus Tullius (143-106 B.C.). Opera quae supersunt omnia, ad fidem optimum editionum diligenter expressa, Glasgow, Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-9, 20 vols., 12°, contemporary vellum, spines decorated with small gilt tools, red and green moroccco labels (some chipped). [Gaskell 101 and 611]
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B. J McMullin, in his article on the "Duodecimo Ciceros" in The Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 74, no. 3, 1980, divides the publication of the Foulis edition into 3 stages. The present set is that descibed as stage [i] though in this case the binder or purchaser has caused the work to be made up so as to correspond with stages [ii/iii].
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B. J McMullin, in his article on the "Duodecimo Ciceros" in The Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 74, no. 3, 1980, divides the publication of the Foulis edition into 3 stages. The present set is that descibed as stage [i] though in this case the binder or purchaser has caused the work to be made up so as to correspond with stages [ii/iii].