Opera. Antwerp: Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1652. [20], xxxvi, 911 pp. Engraved title page, three full page engraved portraits, engraved initials head- and tail-pieces. Folio (440 x 245 mm). Early full armorial vellum gilt. Light age toning throughout, some spotting, signature of “J. Visscher” to front flyleaf, top of front hinge cracked, boards generally soiled and worn, else very good. Fifth Lipsius edition by the Plantin-Moretus press, and singled out by Dibdin for its magnificence.
Opera. Antwerp: Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1652. [20], xxxvi, 911 pp. Engraved title page, three full page engraved portraits, engraved initials head- and tail-pieces. Folio (440 x 245 mm). Early full armorial vellum gilt. Light age toning throughout, some spotting, signature of “J. Visscher” to front flyleaf, top of front hinge cracked, boards generally soiled and worn, else very good. Fifth Lipsius edition by the Plantin-Moretus press, and singled out by Dibdin for its magnificence.
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