De philosophia et philosophorum sectis libri II. [And] De philosophia sectis liber.

4to: [8]-182 [= 178]-[12-2 bl.], [8]-117-[9-2 bl.] pp. (toned, some marg. dampstaining or spotting, tear in blank margin B4).

Mod. half calf, marbled covers, gilt-titled spine, mod. endpapers. Good copy.

First editon of pt. I, re-issue of pt. II, of a full-scale history of Greek and Roman philosophy by the Amsterdam polyhistor Vossius (1577-1649). Woodcut mark on title. Title in red and black.
Bound with: Id. - De veterum poetarum temporibus libri duo, qui sunt de poetis graecis et Latinis. Amst., Blaeu, 1654. [8]-97-[6-1 bl.]-87-[5] pp. (part titles bound after general title). First edition of an encyclopedic survey of Greek and Latin poetry in Antiquity. Woodcut mark.
Ref. Rademaker (Vossius) 38 & 36. - STCN.