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4to (243 x 162 mm) 4 unn.ll., 240 pp. [i.e. 248]. Eighteenth-century olive green morocco, triple gilt filet on covers, central coat of arms of Prince Bourbon-Conti (OHR 2645), flat spine gilt “alla grotesque”, gilt edges.
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Renouard, Estienne, 141:1; Schreiber, 188; Adams, A-1316.
Fine and important edition.
“A very important and beautifully printed edition of the Argonautica, including the Greek scholia surrounding the text, as well as 8 pages of textual notes by Estienne; in his dedicatory preface, to the Dutch humanist Gerard Falckenburg, Estienne has included additional textual emendations” (Schreiber).
Provenance: Louis-François de Bourbon, Prince Conti (OHR 2645 slightly different tool) – Lord Monson (book plate) – bibliothèque Aretanée (?)
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