111. "The History of the Peloponnesian War", by Thucydides, Basel, 1540, very rare, collectible piece

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111. "The History of the Peloponnesian War", by Thucydides, Basel, 1540, very rare, collectible piece

Starting price:

EUR 1.500

Not sold

31 x 21 cm

Format in 4º, with 12 unnumbered leaves and 325 p + 177 p. The volume was printed in Switzerland, in Basel, in Latin and Greek with few typographical elements of decoration, floral initials or portraits of ancient heroes. It includes a dedication in Latin signed by Joachim Camerarius, promoter of the religious Reform in Europe. The binding is made of cardboard, from the 19th century. It presents a manuscript ex-libris, in Greek, on the title page.

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