De romana republica, sive de re militari & civili romanorum, ad explicandos scriptores antiquos.
Utrecht, Frans Halm, 1691.
8vo. (22), 390 pp. With woodcut printer's device on title-page, engraved frontispiece, 1 folding engraved table, 1 folding engraved map, and 12 engraved plates (6 folding). Contemporary vellum with ms. title to spine and front cover. Edges sprinkled in red.
€ 450.00
Third edition of this frequently reprinted work (first published in Paris in 1684). The plates (mostly by T. Doesburgh and A. de Winter) show a map of classical Rome, costumes, circus games, a triumphal procession, coins, etc.
Condition
Occasionally slightly browned due to paper; altogether a pretty copy in an attractive contemporary vellum binding.
References
De Backer/Sommervogel II, 691, 3. Cf. Brunet VI, 29165 (later eds.).
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