Estienne, Henri (1531-1598) Comicorum Graecorum Sententiae.

Description:

Estienne, Henri (1531-1598) Comicorum Graecorum Sententiae. [Geneva]: Stephanus, 1569. First edition, 24mo, one of Estienne's smallest books, text printed in Greek and Latin, all blanks present, pages 11, 17, 24, 61, 84, 85, and 366 left blank for the reader's notes (as described by Estienne in the introduction),bound in the original limp parchment binding, large margins (one bifolium still attached at the fore-edge, printed dividing rules visible along some top margins),the binding decased, endbands present and intact, some minor rodent nibbles to one yapp edge, lacking ties, ownership monogram in ink on top edge, ink title on spine, 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. Schreiber 175.

N.B. A collection of aphorisms and proverbs taken from Greek comic authors chosen and translated into Latin with commentary by Estienne, who also provides a preface in which he describes his selection method. The final quarter of the book contains selections from comic Latin authors with notes by Erasmus.
Estimate $300-500

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