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THE ESTIENNES

H. Estienne's FinalFOLIO Text
Greek, Latin, & Impressive

Isocrates. [two lines in Greek, then] Isocratis Orationes et epistolae cvm Latina interpretatione Hier. VVolfij, ab ipso postremùm regognita. Henr. Steph. in Isocratem Diatribæ VII: quarum van obseruationes Harpocrationis in eundem examinat. Gorgiae et Aristidis quædam, eiusdem cum Isocraticis argumenti. Guil. Cantero interprete. [Geneva]: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, 1593. Folio. [fleuron]⁴*⁶**⁴a–z⁶aa–mm⁶nn⁴; Aa–Ll⁶; A–C⁶D⁴; a –d ⁴a.⁴b.⁶ (-b.6, blank); [14] ff., 427, [1 (blank)], 131, [1 (blank)], xxxiiii pp., [1 (blank)], [4] ff., 31, [1 (blank)] pp., [9] ff. (without the final blank).
$2250.00

Diatribae

The texts of the orations and "letters" of the great Athenian orator (436–338 B.C.) are printed in double-column format, with the Greek presented in exquisite Greek type in the inner columns and the Latin translation in roman type in the outer ones. A version of the famous Estienne printer's device graces the title-page.

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• Adams O219; Renouard (2nd ed.), Annales de l'imprimerie des Estienne, 155.1; Schreiber, Estienne, 225; Schweiger, Handbuch der classischen Bibliographie, I:181; Dibdin (4th ed.), An Introduction to . . . Greek and Latin Classics, II:126. 18th-century plain calf, recently rebacked; round spine, raised bands accented with gilt ruling. Gilt-tooled center devices in spine compartments. Two gilt-lettered spine labels. Title-page dust-soiled; a library's blind pressure-stamps; properly deaccessioned with no additional stamps. A covetable exemplar.

For the Collector ofEstiennes

Renouard, Antoine Augustin. Annales de l'imprimerie des Estienne ou histoire de la famille des Estienne et de ses éditions. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, (copyright 2005). 8vo. xix, [1], 584, [2], 16 pp.; fold. table.
$75.00

• Teal publisher's cloth, spine stamped in gold. Clean and unworn. (15677)

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