Quinti Curtii Rufi De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni, Regis Macedonum, Libri Superstites, Cum Omnibus Supplementis, Variantibus Lectionibus, Commentariis Ac Notis Perpetuis FR. Modii, V. Acidalii, T. Popmae, Joh. Freinshemii, Joh. Schefferi, Christoph. Cellarii, Nic. Heinsii. Selectis & Excerptis Ph. Rubenii, J. Rutgersii, C. Barthii, Joh. Loccenii, M. Raderi, Cl. Salmasii, J. Fr. Gronovii, M. Tellierii, Christoph. Aug. Heumanni, Itemque Jac. Perizonii Vindiciis, & Aliorum Observationibus, Auctioribusque Indicibus. Curavit & Digessit Henricus Snakenburg. Delphis & Lugd. Bat. Adrianum Beman, Samuelem Luchtmans, 1724.
The Surviving Books of Quintus Curtius Rufus on the Deeds of Alexander the Great, King of the Macedonians, With All the Supplements, Variant Readings, Commentaries, and Continuous Notes by Fr. Modius, V. Acidalius, T. Popma, Joh. Freinsheim, Joh. Scheffer, Christoph. Cellarius, and Nic. Heinsius; Selections and Excerpts from Ph. Rubenius, J. Rutgersius, C. Barthius, Joh. Loccenius, M. Rader, Cl. Salmasius, J. Fr. Gronovius, M. Tellier, Christoph. Aug. Heumann, As Well as the Vindications of Jac. Perizonius, and the Observations of Others, with Enlarged Indexes. Edited and Arranged by Henricus Snakenburg. Delft and Leiden: Adrian Beman, Samuel Luchtmans, 1724.
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A beautiful set of this famous edition of Quintus Curtius Rufus' History of Alexander the Great in very attractive contemporary British aristocratic fine bindings.
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Size: 230 x 297 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Full brown calf binding with decorative gilt to boards and spine, and black tooled labels in compartments to the spine between raised bands. Binding rubbed and scuffed. Small fragments of leather lacking. Spine of volume one lightly detached at the top. Tooled label of volume one peeling at the edges. Shelf and edge wear. Gilt page edges dulled with some marks. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in both volumes. Pencil inscriptions to front blanks. Text blocks clean with light toning and some foxing. Uncollated.
