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,APIAN OF ALEXANDRIA. Romanarum historiarum. Paris: C. Estienne, 1551. 2° (334 x 227mm). Title in Greek and Latin, text in Greek, woodcut headpieces and initials (occasional light spotting). 17th-century red morocco gilt, arms of Newstead Abbey on sides, "Hinc tibi copia. E.D.C." stamped in gilt on front cover (lightly rubbed, a few scuff marks, spine sunfaded), gilt edges. Provenance: NEWSTEAD ABBEY (arms on sides); A. Hurault (signature on title); Marcus Anthony Morgan (signature on title); L.A. Burd (bookplate); Repton School (bookplate).
A good copy of the FIRST EDITION and a "supreme example of the use of the Royal Greek types; it is, in fact, the first classical text printed in all three sizes of the 'grecs du roi'" (Schreiber). Adams A1340; Hoffmann I, 214; Mortimer French 29; Schreiber 126.
A good copy of the FIRST EDITION and a "supreme example of the use of the Royal Greek types; it is, in fact, the first classical text printed in all three sizes of the 'grecs du roi'" (Schreiber). Adams A1340; Hoffmann I, 214; Mortimer French 29; Schreiber 126.
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