Opera Cornelius Tacitus exacta cura recognitus et emendatus: copiosus index rerum, locorum, et personarum, de quibus in his libris agitur; vario lectio, in calce operis impressa

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus

$9,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First Aldine edition. *8 **4 a-h8 i4 k8 L-M8 n-z8 A-K8; 12 , 260 leaves. Aldine device on title and on verso of colophon leaf. 1 vols. 4to in eights 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches; 212 x 14 cm . Early limp vellum, a few spots on front cover, minor worming through rear cover and rear free endpaper; blank corner of leaf b8 torn away, some scoring and marginalia throughout the book by an early scholar, occasional soiling and minor marginal stains; overall a superb,

• Binding: Leather

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