SALLUST, [C. Sallustii Crispi]. Opera.
SALLUST, [C. Sallustii Crispi].
Opera, quae extant omnia: cum selectissimus Variorum Observationibus et Accurata Recensione Antonius Thysius.
[Leiden]: Lugd Bataviorum Apud Francisum Hackium, 1649
8vo., bound in full vellum with decorative gilt border to boards and edges; spine fully gilt, with contrasting black leather label to spine; marbled endpapers; fully engraved title page; with engraved initials and decorative head tail pieces within the text; pp. [ii], [i-ii, title], [xxx], 1-556, liv; occasional pencil markings within text; contemporary ink names to title; pencil ownership inscription to ffep; some small brown spots sporadically throughout; boards and upper edge a little dust soiled; a very attractive example.
First edition of Thysius the Younger’s scholarly edition, with both the text and extensive commentary in Latin.
Sallust was a Roman Historian, best known for his narrative writings on political personalities, corruption, and party rivalry. His Opera encompasses several works including the famous War Against Catiline and The Jugurthine War, the former a plot devised by the Roman Senator Catiline who planned overthrow the Roman Senate. Sallust characterized Caitiline as a symbol of the moral decline of Rome.
SALLUST, [C. Sallustii Crispi].
Opera, quae extant omnia: cum selectissimus Variorum Observationibus et Accurata Recensione Antonius Thysius.
[Leiden]: Lugd Bataviorum Apud Francisum Hackium, 1649
8vo., bound in full vellum with decorative gilt border to boards and edges; spine fully gilt, with contrasting black leather label to spine; marbled endpapers; fully engraved title page; with engraved initials and decorative head tail pieces within the text; pp. [ii], [i-ii, title], [xxx], 1-556, liv; occasional pencil markings within text; contemporary ink names to title; pencil ownership inscription to ffep; some small brown spots sporadically throughout; boards and upper edge a little dust soiled; a very attractive example.
First edition of Thysius the Younger’s scholarly edition, with both the text and extensive commentary in Latin.
Sallust was a Roman Historian, best known for his narrative writings on political personalities, corruption, and party rivalry. His Opera encompasses several works including the famous War Against Catiline and The Jugurthine War, the former a plot devised by the Roman Senator Catiline who planned overthrow the Roman Senate. Sallust characterized Caitiline as a symbol of the moral decline of Rome.
SALLUST, [C. Sallustii Crispi].
Opera, quae extant omnia: cum selectissimus Variorum Observationibus et Accurata Recensione Antonius Thysius.
[Leiden]: Lugd Bataviorum Apud Francisum Hackium, 1649
8vo., bound in full vellum with decorative gilt border to boards and edges; spine fully gilt, with contrasting black leather label to spine; marbled endpapers; fully engraved title page; with engraved initials and decorative head tail pieces within the text; pp. [ii], [i-ii, title], [xxx], 1-556, liv; occasional pencil markings within text; contemporary ink names to title; pencil ownership inscription to ffep; some small brown spots sporadically throughout; boards and upper edge a little dust soiled; a very attractive example.
First edition of Thysius the Younger’s scholarly edition, with both the text and extensive commentary in Latin.
Sallust was a Roman Historian, best known for his narrative writings on political personalities, corruption, and party rivalry. His Opera encompasses several works including the famous War Against Catiline and The Jugurthine War, the former a plot devised by the Roman Senator Catiline who planned overthrow the Roman Senate. Sallust characterized Caitiline as a symbol of the moral decline of Rome.