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Lives of Illustrious Men: Written in Latin by Corn. Nepos, And Done into English by Several Hands.
by NEPOS, Cornelius
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Oxon: Printed for Hen. Cruttenden, 1684. FINCH, Leopold William. . The Lives of Illustrious Men. Written in Latin by Corn. Nepos, And Done into English by Several Hands. Oxon: Printed for Hen. Cruttenden, 1684.
First English edition. Octavo (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 174 x 109 mm). [56], 272, pp. Frontispiece portrait of Nepos.
Full contemporary speckled brown calf, ruled in blind. Red morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Spine elaborately stamped in gilt. Edges speckled in red. Boards and spine a bit rubbed. A two inch split at the bottom outer hinge of the front board and a three-quarter inch split at the top outer hinge of the front board. A previous owner's book plate of front pastedown. A very good copy.
"Cornelius Nepos, A Roman historian, a friend of Atticus and Catullus. His chief work was 'De Viris Illustribus', of which part survives." ( The Oxford Companion to English Literature, 574).
HBS 64676.
$1,250.
First English edition. Octavo (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 174 x 109 mm). [56], 272, pp. Frontispiece portrait of Nepos.
Full contemporary speckled brown calf, ruled in blind. Red morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Spine elaborately stamped in gilt. Edges speckled in red. Boards and spine a bit rubbed. A two inch split at the bottom outer hinge of the front board and a three-quarter inch split at the top outer hinge of the front board. A previous owner's book plate of front pastedown. A very good copy.
"Cornelius Nepos, A Roman historian, a friend of Atticus and Catullus. His chief work was 'De Viris Illustribus', of which part survives." ( The Oxford Companion to English Literature, 574).
HBS 64676.
$1,250.
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- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64676
- Title
- Lives of Illustrious Men
- Author
- NEPOS, Cornelius
- Illustrator
- FINCH, Leopold William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for Hen. Cruttenden
- Place of Publication
- Oxon
- Date Published
- 1684
- Keywords
- Classics in Translation
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