Author: Valerius Maximus: (Torrenius, Abraham, ed.:)
Title: Valerii Maximi Libri Novem Factorum Dictorumque Memorabilium: Cum Notis integris [...] Glareani, [...] Pighii, [...] Lipsii [et al....] Notae [...] Jacobi Perizonii: ut & Antonii Schultingii [...] & notas adiecit Abrahamus Torrenius.
Description: Leidae [Leiden]: Apud Samuelem Luchtmans, 1726. 2 vols.. bound as 1. 4to., pp. [xlviii], 520, [ii], 521-914, [clxxxiv] + engraved frontispiece by Wandelaar. Title-page in red and black, woodcut intials and tail-pieces. Very occasional underlining, small note (eg p.289). A few patches of toning, lightly foxed. Vellum prize binding, raised bands, gilt spine and borders, frame and armorial centrepiece of Utrecht on each board, edges sprinkled red. Ties lost, spine a bit darkened, a few small spots and stains but very good. According to Dibdin, who includes it in the list of best quarto variorum editions provided in the 3rd edition of his Introduction to the Classics, this is 'the best edited of the Dutch classics. The text is neatly and accurately printed, and critical and explanatory notes are excellent'. Dibdin II, 522; Schweiger II, IIII; Spoelder 685.

Keywords: Early Printing (to c.1800, all subjects);Classics & Antiquity


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