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Valerius Maximus His Collections of the Memorable Acts and Sayings of Orators, Philosophers, Statesmen, and Other Illustrious Persons of the Ancient Romans, and Other Foreign Nations Upon Various Subjects Together With the Life of that Famous Historian Author: Valerius Maximus Place: London Publisher: Benjamin Crayle and John Fish Date: 1864 Description: [10], 365, 396-478 pp. Engraved frontispiece. (8vo) 17.7x11.3 cm (7x4½"), modern quarter dark brown leatherette with similarly covered boards, gilt spine title. Scarce edition; reissue of 1678 with new title page. Valerius Maximus, a Roman historian and contemporary of emperor Tiberius, collected anecdotes for the use of orators. The anecdotes are arranged in nine books according to subject: Book I: religion, omens, prodigies Book II: social customs Books III-VI: virtuous conduct (fortitude, moderation, humanity, etc.) Books VII-VIII: miscellaneous including good fortune, military stratagems, famous law-suits, eloquence, etc. Book IX: evil conduct. Lot Amendments Condition: Frontispiece top, bottom and gutter edge repaired; last leaf top edge repaired; worm holing in last few pages with some text affected; good or better. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 320452