PINDAR. Πινδάρου Ὀλύμπια, Νέμεα, Πύθια, Ἴσθμια, μετά ἐξηγήσεως παλαιᾶς

Second edition (first with the scholia), 4ο (228 x 159 mm.), [240] ll. (small tear to the lower outer corner of l. B1). Woodcut printer's devices on title and last leaf, ll. β1 and Α3 printed in red and black. Modern full calf (spine from previous binding preserved, blind tooling to the spine, covers and turn-ins, edges gilt, ex-libris Henry Drury, ownership notes). Legrand (15th-16th c., I) 47 («rare et recherchée»), Adams P-1219-21, Brunet, IV, col. 658, Hoffmann, III, p. 97, Ελληνική Βιβλιοθήκη, 21. --- EXCELLENT COPY OF THE FIRST PURELY GREEK BOOK PRINTED IN ROME. ο Author: PINDAR. Title: Πινδάρου Ὀλύμπια, Νέμεα, Πύθια, Ἴσθμια, μετά ἐξηγήσεως παλαιᾶς πάνυ ὠφελίμου, καί σχολίων ὁμοίων. Publication info: Ρώμη, Ζαχαρίας Καλλιέργης για τον Cornelio Benigno, 1515.

Estimate:£1,675.63

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