Epistolae Graecae
Marcum Orry, 1610. Hardcover. [8], 296p. Contemporary vellum with marbled end papers. Parallel Greek and Latin text. Edited by Josiah Mercier (1560?-1626) and first printed in 1595 and reissued in 1600. This is the third edition and an additional followed later in 1639. The editio princeps had been published Plantin in 1566 from a faulty MS that belonged to Johannes Sambucus. Ebert #1065; Hoffmann p251-252; Sandys I p210. Dibdin I p292. From the Library of the Joachimici Gymnasium in Prussia with their neat round stamp on the verso of the title page. Spine a little soiled and small chip at the foot of the spine otherwise a fresh clean copy. Very Good. Item #6743
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Price: $400.00