NONESUCH PRESS: HERODOTUS.

£1,250 · Offered by Peter Harrington

The History. First Nonesuch Press edition, number 525 of 675 copies of this superb example of book design and presswork. The Nonesuch Herodotus was reviewed as "true to its name. Herodotus has never been put into better English, never been better annotated, never been printed more magnificently". Lawrence's annotations surround the text in the manner of early printed books.

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