Herodotus: (Gaisford, Thomas, ed.:) - Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX. Codicem Sancrofti Manuscriptum Denuo Contulit Reliquam Lectionis Varietatem Commodius Digessit Annotationes Variorum […].

Oxonii [Oxford]: excudebant S. et J. Collingwood; G. et W.B. Whittaker, et C. Et J. Rivington, London; et J. Deighton et Filiorum, Cantabrigiae, 1824. First edition thus. 4 vols. 8vo., pp. [ii], xxxvii, [iii], 587, [i]; [ii], 589-1120, [lxxvi]; [ii], xl, 565, [I]; [iii], 568-1138, [lxx]. First and last few leaves of each volume foxed. Contemporary tan calf, gilt spines, borders and centrepieces, marbled edges and endpapers. Joints neatly repaired, slight split to upper joint vol. III, spines darkened with a few chips, very good. Armorial bookplate of J.K. Brooke with the motto 'Est Nec Astu' to each front pastedown. Inscription to preliminary blank, vol. I of John Atkinson, Catherine Hall, Cambridge, 'Classical Prize'. 'A neatly printed and justly popular edition. The text is adopted from that of Reitz and of Schaefer: the various readings, running at the foot, are taken from the impressions of Weaselling and Schweighaeuaer. The two last volumes contain an admirable selection of notes.' (Dibdin) Dibdin (4th edn.) II 28.

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