De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni [...] libri superstites. Cum [...] notis perpetuis Fr. Modii [...] Nic. Heinsii. Selectis & excerptis Ph. Rubenii [...], itemque Jac. Perizonii Vindiciis [...] [ed. Henricus Snakenburg].

Delft & Leiden, A. Beman & S. Luchtmans, 1724

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4to: [72]-824-[224] pp.

Contemp. gilt vellum, covers with large central coat of arms of Alkmaar and gilt cornerpieces, spine with raised bands. Very good copy.

Extensive scholarly ed. of the classical Latin account of Alexander the Great, comp. by the Dutch classical scholar Snakenburg (1674-1750). Engr. front. by F. Bleyswyck. Ill. with 3 folding engravings (incl. map) and 14 full-page plates. Woodcut mark on title. Title in red and black.
Ref. STCN 141302143 (i.a. BL). - Spoelder (Alkmaar) 6.
Prov. Alkmaar prize binding (prize gone). - Mod. bookpl.