Live auction - Lot 1025
[Latin literature]
Levens der uitnemende krijgsoversten, zoo Grieken, als ander [trsl. from the Latin F[rançois] v[an] H[oogstraten], 2nd ed.].
Rotterdam, Fr. van Hoogstraeten, 1693
€ 100 / 150
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Lot description
12mo : [20]-247-[5] pp. (toned, some dampstaining).
Cont. vellum (stained, almost loose), flat spine. Good copy.
Very rare 2nd ed. (1st 1688) of the Dutch trsl. of Cornelius Nepos by the Rotterdam author and bookseller Fr. van Hoogstraten (1658-1695). Ill. with 10 sm. engravings in text (mostly coins/medals). Ref. Geerebaert CXXI.4.a. - STCN. - Not in BnF, BL. Prov. Collector's ticket C.A. de Meijer.