Thoukudides meta scholion palaion... = Thucydides cum Scholiis et Antiquis... Author: Thucydides Place Published: Basel Publisher: Officina Hervagiana Date Published: 1540 Description: [24], 225, [3], 178 [i.e. 128], [4] pp. Text in Greek, title-page in Greek and Latin. Printer's device on the verso of the final leaf. (Folio) 30.4x19.8 cm (12½x7¾"), early vellum. Handsomely printed 16th century edition in original Greek of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, the famous history of the 5th century B.C. conflict between Athens and Sparta, regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. This edition has "PAN/nonius" on its title page; an almost identical edition of the same date has "PANNO/nius." Inscription of George Innes, 1838 to title page, additional inscription to front flyleaf. Condition: Ex-library (withdrawn) with expected marks, including paper label on front cover; binding worn and soiled, but solid; title page and endpapers darkened, light dampstains and foxing, occasional annotation; very good. Item#: 358042 Headline: Thucydides in Greek, 1540
Thoukudides meta scholion palaion... = Thucydides cum Scholiis et Antiquis... Author: Thucydides Place Published: Basel Publisher: Officina Hervagiana Date Published: 1540 Description: [24], 225, [3], 178 [i.e. 128], [4] pp. Text in Greek, title-page in Greek and Latin. Printer's device on the verso of the final leaf. (Folio) 30.4x19.8 cm (12½x7¾"), early vellum. Handsomely printed 16th century edition in original Greek of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, the famous history of the 5th century B.C. conflict between Athens and Sparta, regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. This edition has "PAN/nonius" on its title page; an almost identical edition of the same date has "PANNO/nius." Inscription of George Innes, 1838 to title page, additional inscription to front flyleaf. Condition: Ex-library (withdrawn) with expected marks, including paper label on front cover; binding worn and soiled, but solid; title page and endpapers darkened, light dampstains and foxing, occasional annotation; very good. Item#: 358042 Headline: Thucydides in Greek, 1540
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