Classics, Early Printed Books, 1546-1713, Four Volumes.

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Classics, Early Printed Books, 1546-1713, Four Volumes.
Polybius's Historico Greco, Venice: Giolito de Ferrari, 1546, octavo, text printed in italic type, single column throughout, woodcut initials, first dozen or so leaves with stains, later half red morocco, 6 x 3 3/4 in.;
Polydore Vergil's De Rerum Inventoribus, Antwerp: Stelsius, 1562, 12mo, ink signatures crossed out on title, later binding, edges trimmed close, 5 x 2 1/2 in.
[and] Milton's Paradise Lost [and] Regain'd, London: Tonson, 1711-1713, 12mo, illustrated, contemporary calfskin bindings, matching gold-tooled spines and labels, boards decorated differently, 5 1/4 x 3 in., volumes in this lot not collated. (4)
Estimate $300-500


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