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Paris: Guillaume Cavelier, 1700., 1700. 12mo. pp. 234, [5]privilege. woodcut printer’s device on title. woodcut headpiece & initial. contemporary calf, gilt back. Château de Chatillon armorial bookplate. First Edition of this account of the Vestal Virgins, the only female priests within the Roman religious system. Cioranescu 44385. cfBarbier I 178 & cfQuérard V 444 (1701 edn.).. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

London: Printed for H.Knaplock, D.Midwinter…, 1740. Sixth Edition. cfNCBEL II 1828. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 464, [27]index; 2 p.l., 420, [34]index. titles in red & black. 31 engraved plates (1 folding). woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary paneled calf (joints cracked, spine ends chipped, one cover detached)

London: Printed by W. M'Dowall For J. Davis, 1813. Second Davis Edition of John Rook(e)'s English Translation. cfBr¸ggemann pp. 330-31. 8vo. pp. 264. contemporary half calf (very worn, covers detached, a few gatherings lightly embrowned). bookplate of William Locker Felton

London: A.J.Valpy, 1828. Houzeau & Lancaster 1037. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. iv, 502; 2 p.l., [503]-956, lxxvi, with half-title in Vol. II. later half calf (rubbed, extremities worn & chipped, lacking spine labels, internally very good). armorial bookplates of George Cornewall Lewis [1806-1863] & William Spottiswoode [1825-1883]

London: Printed For the Translators For Private Subscribers Only, 1894. First Edition, one of 1,000 copies of the small-paper issue. Penzer pp. 156-57. 8vo. pp. xxiii, 313. with half-title. title in red & black. engraved frontis. Uncut in original bds. (extremities rubbed, spine darkened)

London: Printed For Fielding And Walker, 1778., 1778. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 163. engraved frontis. portrait of Benjamin Franklin. old calf (front cover detached, extremities worn, some scattered foxing). armorial bookplate of Lord Handyside. Contrary to the title statement, the work does not have explanatory notes by Benjamin Franklin. In the edition printed and sold by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1744, Franklin distinctly states in the preface that the translation and notes were done by American statesman, scholar, and chief justice, James Logan [1674-1751]. Brüggemann p. 506. Ford 48 (variant issue, imprint reading 'Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin. London: Re-Printed for Fielding and Walker.')..

Cambridge: J. & J.J.Deighton, 1830. Second Edition (first: 1825). 8vo. pp. xxvi, 460. contemporary half calf, gilt edges (joints & extremities rubbed). gilt leather ownership label on upper cover the 'Most Hon. Marquess of Camden'

Birmingham: Printed By John Baskerville, 1772. First Baskerville Edition in Duodecimo Format. Gaskell 47. 12mo. pp. 1 p.l., 307. 19th century gilt-paneled calf, gilt back (spine & corners chipped, joints cracked – front joint weak, a few pages browned)

Leyden: A. & J.Honkoop & Amsterdam: Pieter den Hengst, 1792., 1792. 2 Volumes in 1. 4to. pp. 1 p.l., xxxiv, xxxvi, [2], 122, [6]index, [2 leaves]incl. errata; 17 p.l., 398, [14]index. the separate titles to the 2 parts & in red & black, 1 with woodcut vignette. dedication & divisional title also in red & black. woodcut ornaments & initials. Greek & Latin text, mainly in 2 columns. contemporary blind-stamped vellum (covers bowed). A reissue, with new general title-page, of the important 1765 and 1767 Greek and Latin editions of these two works by the third century Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry: On the Cave of the Nymphs, in which the description in Homer’s Odyssey (xiii. 102-112) is explained as an allegory of the universe, and On Abstinence from Eating Food from Animals, which appears to be the earliest treatise in favour of vegetarianism. Brunet IV 824. cfGraesse V 415. cfBitting p. 377. cfVicaire 704..

Dordrecht: Widow Caspari & Theodore Goris, 1682., 1682. 12mo. pp. 24 p.l., 38, 412, [47]. Somnium with separate title & pagination. engraved title & 15 engraved plates. woodcut device on first title & vignette on second. scattered manuscript notes in the margins. contemporary calf, gilt back (worn, head & foot of spine defective, joints cracked, front free-endpaper wanting, light dampstain to upper margins of some leaves). First Edition of this illustrated study of the footwear of the ancient Hebrews by Dutch philologist, Antoon Bynaeus. A seventeen-page list of authors consulted is found in the index at the end.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1750., 1750. 2 Volumes in 1 [Vol. I in 2 Parts]. [Vol. II: D’ORVILLE, Jacques Philippe. Animadversiones In Charitonis Aphrodisiensis De Chaerea & Callirrhoe Narrationum Anatoriarum Libros VIII]. 4to. pp. 1 p.l., xx, 144, 168; 6 p.l., 788, [56]index, [2]errata. half-title in Vol. II. engraved & woodcut title devices. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary vellum (splits along joints & edges, spine chipped, lacking front free-endpaper, some foxing & browning throughout). Edition Princeps of this historical Greek romance, set during the period of the Peloponnesian War. The author, who identifies himself at the beginning of his work as a native of Aphrodisias in Caria and secretary to the orator Athenagoras, is believed to have flourished about the end of the fourth century. The original Greek text is followed by a Latin translation by J.J.Reiske, and copious notes by J.P.D’Orville (Volume II, with separate title), which Clarke commends as… Read More

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1806. Third Edition of Thomas Tyrwhitt's recension (first: 1794). cfDibdin, 4th edn., I pp. 323-24. cfMoss I p. 123. 8vo. pp.1 p.l., xvii, 271, 2(ads). text in Greek & Latin. contemporary diced calf, all edges gilt (corners & head of spine damaged, joints partly cracked, internally fine). ownership entry of John Fitz-Gibbon, dated 1844. Fore-edge painting of the Bell Inn, Oxford, with a horse-drawn carriage in the left foreground; titled to the right. elala5498

Leyden: Jean Elsevier, 1657., 1657. 4to. pp. 6 p.l., 243. woodcut printer’s device on title. several woodcut text diagrams. woodcut ornaments & initials. late 19th century half calf, rebacked with spine mounted (bit rubbed, title dust-soiled). First Edition of this comprehensive treatise on the military system and tactics of the Romans. Although it was composed by French classical scholar Claude Saumaise (Salmasius) at the request of Prince Frederick of Nassau, to whom the work is dedicated, shortly after his removal to Holland, it was not published until four years after Saumaise’s death. Willems 808. Rahir 812. Berghman 1980.. 1st Edition.

Oxford: Printed by W.Downing, for F.Oxlad Senior, J.Adams, and F.Oxlad Junior, 1673. First Edition of the English Translation, with extensive commentary, by Barten Holyday of the satires of Juvenal, incorporating the fourth edition of Holyday’s translation with commentary of the satires of Persius Flaccus. This is also the first English translation to be illustrated, most of the engravings being the work of David Loggan. Prefixed are testimonials by scholars Thomas Farnaby and John Selden. Holyday [1593-1661] was chaplain to Sir Francis Steuart and afterwards to Charles I. Before 1626 he became archdeacon of Oxford, and in 1642 was created D.D. “A translation noted for ‘rigid fidelity’. Holyday was ‘a writer of great learning, and even of critical acuteness, as the excellent commentary on the author fully shews.’ – Tytler. Dryden observes, Holyday’s ‘interpretation and illustrations of Juvenal are as excellent as the verse of his translation and his English are lame and pitiful.’… Read More

London: 1736., 1736. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 346, [78]index, [1 leaf]list of illus., [2]books printed for J.Oswald. engraved frontis. by Vander Gucht, folding engraved map & 24 engraved vignettes (head & tailpieces & title vignette) by Vander Gucht after Gravelot. contemporary paneled mottled calf, gilt back (head & foot of spine chipped, label lacking, front free-endpaper wanting, occasional light foxing). Second Edition. Blackwell took the degree of M.A. at Marischal College in the University of Aberdeen at the age of seventeen, and in 1723 was presented to the professorship of Greek there. He held this position and also that of principal of the college from 1748, until his death in 1757. He was held in high estimation by Bishop Berkeley who selected him as a professor in the projected college at Bermuda. The present work, first published in 1735, "was considered a remarkable book at the time, and opinions on its merits have varied considerably. Gibbon, without any explanation of his… Read More

[Colophon on kk7r:] Venice: In Aedib. Aldi, Et Andreae Asulani Soceri, June 1518., 1518. 8vo. pp. 26 p.l., 525, [1 leaf]. Aldine anchor device on title & at end. 19th century red morocco, Aldine anchor device in gilt on covers, all edges gilt (rubbed, title lightly toned & with small paper repair in lower margin, ‘x’ in colophon date erased with tiny hole). probably from the Syston Park Library of Sir John Thorold. Second Aldine Edition. The letters of the consul and Governor of Biyhinia, friend of Tacitus and Suetonius, provide an interesting view of the varied interests of a cultivated Roman gentleman. "The etiquette of the imperial circle, scenes from the law-courts and the recitation-room, the reunions of dilettanti and philosophers, the busy life of the capital or of the municipal town, the recreations of the seaside and of the country – all these he brings vividly before our eyes". (Encyc. Britan., 11th Edn.) Topics range from his Tuscan villa, happy memories of… Read More

Leyden: Jan Vander Linden the Younger, 1722. First Edition Edited by Karl Andreas Duker [1670-1752]. “An admirable edition, and infinitely superior to all the preceding ones…”. (Moss) ““It does Duker great honour as a critic,” says Harwood, “who was well acquainted with his author, and with Roman antiquities.” Ernesti speaks of it in the highest terms, and recommends its preface to be read by all literary men. “In the preface,” says Ernesti, “there is an excellent defence of Graevius against Beger.” It was reprinted with additions in 1744.” (Dibdin) Brunet II 1312. Dibdin (4th Edn.) II p. 11. Graesse II 605. Moss I p. 446. bound in 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 32 p.l., 706, 707-960, [119]index, 52. titles in red & black with woodcut vignettes. engraved title by F.Bleyswyk after H. van der My. folding engraved map. woodcut initials. contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt back (joints cracked, spine ends worn, lacking 2 spine labels, wormtrack in… Read More

Paris: Auguste Durand, 1854. First Edition of this topographical study of Roman Latium, the most important region of central Italy in which the city of Rome was founded, its system of roads including the Via Appia, its public aqueducts, and the most important cities mentioned by ancient authors. The maps, numbered from 1 to 4bis, show sections of the Via Appia while the plate depicts tomb fragments. The appendices include a bibliography. 4to. pp. 3 p.l., 276. with half-title. 1 folding lithographed plate & 5 (of 6) folding lithographed maps (sections of the Via Appia). later quarter cloth (moderate foxing, dampstain to lower outer corner throughout, several old ms. notes)

Paris: Dessain Jr., 1775. First Edition. Sainte-Croix’s critical dissertation on the ancient historians of Alexander the Great and his military exploits in Persia, Karamania, Afghanistan, and India was awarded the prize of the Académie Royal des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1772. A revised, corrected and enlarged edition was published in 1804. “Excellent ouvrage.” (Brunet) Brunet V 61. Cioranescu 59309. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., viii, 356. with half-title. folding engraved map. woodcut head & tailpieces & title vignette. contemporary quarter calf (rubbed, occasional light foxing, small erasure holes in lower blank margin of title & B2)

London: Printed for D.Brown, R.Sare, A.Roper..., 1724 & London: Printed for J. and J.Knapton, R.Williamson..., 1730. Seventh & Fourth Editions. Complete set of 2 Volumes (the first volume is frequently sold on its own). 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 550, [2]ads; 7 p.l., 266. 2 engraved plates (incl. frontis. portrait). contemporary sprinkled calf (rubbed, Vol. I covers detached & spine defective, stain to lower rear cover, Vol. II joints cracked & spine ends chipped, light dampstain to second half of Vol. I, text lightly embrowned). armorial bookplate of Gower Earl Gower, blindstamped crest on upper covers. ownership entry of Katherine Leveson Gower, 1736