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Opuscula Mythologica, 1688; De Bello Civili, 1658

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Opuscula Mythologica, 1688; De Bello Civili, 1658
OPUSCULA MYTHOLOGICA PHYSICA ET ETHICA. GRAECE ET LATINE. Seriem eorum sistit pagina Praesationem proxime sequens. Th. Gale S. Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstenium, 1688. 8vo (8 x 5 1/8 in.). Full vellum gilt embossed blocked central armorial [shield with three Xs, with two lions holding crown], repeated on corners, gilt embossed design and handwritten title on spine. Engraved frontispiece, title page in red and black and with illustrated device. Appears complete. Good. Soiling, discoloring, edgewear. Front cover slightly warped. Splitting of inner front hinge. Toning, light foxing. LUCANUS, M. ANNAEUS. De Bello Civili. Ed. by H. Grotii and C. Schrevelio. Leiden: Franciscum Hackium, 1658. 12mo (7 1/2 x 5 in.). Full vellum. Engraved illlustrated title page. All edges stained. Appears complete. Fair. Vellum with some warping, darkened/soiled. May be missing pastedown endpapers, as folds of covers are exposed. Free endpaper and title page are torn/frayed at fore-edge, with foxing/toning, and with a large dampstain that extends through at least the first nine pages. Slight warping to pages. Flyleaf after index and back pastedown have notations in ink.