Conciones sive Orationes ex Graecis Latinisque historicis excerptae. Quae ex Graecis excerptae sunt, interpretationem Latinam adiunctam habent, nonnullae nouam, aliae iam antea vulgatum, sed nu(n)c demum plerisque in locis recognitam....
[Geneva]: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, 1570. Vellum. Folio. Very Good. Item #33779
Two parts in one. Pp. 10 p.l., 278 [ie. 288], [4] index, 194. Page 288 incorrectly numbered 278. Large woodcut device of Estienne press on title, woodcut initials. Contemporary limp vellum, recased with new endpapers. Minor worming to spine, small repair to lower spine, ink spine title faded, ink library stamp on lower margin of title and last page, first 16 leaves wormed in upper margin, not affecting type, light browning and occasional light marginal foxing to leaves, but overall a nice clean, fresh copy. "Henri Estienne published this collection of the speeches and exhortations found in the Greek and Roman historians, for the use of politicians, lawyers, and all those who had a need of the art of persuasion. The Greek texts are accompanied by Latin translations (the majority by Estienne himself, others by Valla, Lobus Veratius, Politianus, et al.). The Greek historians include Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius, Arrian, and Herodian; among the Roman historians are Sallust, Livy, Tacitus, Quintus Curtius, and Ammianus Marcellinus." (Schreiber). Adams C2486. Renouard pp. 133-34, no. 3. Schreiber 176.
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