AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS

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AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS
Rerum gestarum libri XVIII. Paris, Robert Estienne, 16 June 1543. In-8 (166 x 108 mm) of 513 pp. Brown calf, spine ornamented (17th century English binding). Renouard, Estienne, 61:17; Adams, A-972. Missing from Schreiber. First edition printed by Robert Estienne. Contains not only the texts of Ammianus Marcellinus but above all the exhaustive notes of Hieronimus Froben (1501-1563), a pioneer of printing in Basel. A good copy, a little rubbed. Provenance: Montmaurs (17th century signature on the title) - Earls of Macclesfield (bookplate, North Library)
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