Operum, quae exstant, nova editio. Edente et recensente Ludovico Carrione.

2 parts in 1 vol., 8to: [3]-236-[4], [2]-249-[13] pp. (browning, occ. foxing, tiny tears on pp. 137-138 of part 1 and [q6] of part 2, sm. marg. waterstains).

Contemp. blind-stamped calf, covers with central ornament ruled with 2 frames of double fillets with corner pieces, orn. spine with 4 raised bands, gilt chiselled edges (damaged, residual painting on spine, traces of tabs, ties gone).

First Plantin edition of the complete works of Sallust by the Flemish humanist Ludovicus Carrion (ca. 1547-1595), editor and commentator of a great number of classical authors. The text is followed by Carrion's "scholies" on Sallust which were published with a separate title but normally sold together (like our copy).
Ref. Voet (Plantin Press), 2166, 922bis. - Adams S-169. - BT 4220. - STC Dutch (BL) 182. - Pettegree NB 27270. - USTC 401805.
Bound with, same condition: Dousa, Janus - Ad C. Sallustii Crispi historiarium libros notae. Antwerp, Chr. Plantin, 1580. [1]-53-[1]-[2 bl.] pp. Contains annotations on Carrion's edition of Sallustius and three fragments of the Roman historian ed. by Dousa. Ref. Voet (Plantin Press), 1110. - Adams D-866. - BT 971. - STC Dutch 64. - Pettegree NB 10261. - USTC 406478.
Prov. Michael Faber Kirchaimensis (= Kirchheim, Württemberg), who published preliminary texts in books printed in Dillingen (1589) and Ingolstad (1593, 1595, 1596), and who graduated as Doctor in law at the University of Orléans in 1599 (ms. ownership entry on title; VD16 C681, E4691, R106, R850, R852. - Ridderikhoff, Cornelia M., De Ridder-Symoens, Hilde - Quatrième Livre des procurateurs de la nation germanique. Leiden-Boston, Brill, 2015, 410). - Franciscan convent of the Holy Cross, Innsbruck (ms. ownership entry on title, 17th c.).