Amsterdam, Ravestein, 1664. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Title-page with red underlignings. Vague dampstain throughout, primarily affecting last leaves. (14), 418, (14), 450, (22) pp. + frontispiece.
The Fourth French edition of Lucian’s collected works, translated by Nicolas Perrot. Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180 AD) was a Syrian rhetorician and satirist known for his witty and humorous works that criticized society and religious beliefs. His writings, nearly all of which have survived, are celebrated for their sharp satire and influence on later literature.
[Ex Typographia P. & I. Blaeu] - SAMOSATE, Lucien de ; (SAMOSATA, Lucian of ; LOUKIANOS HO SAMOSATEUS ) ; (BENOIT, Jean ; Johann Georg Graevius ; Jacques Le Paulmier de Grentemesnil ; Jean Bourdelot ; Tanneguy Le Fèvre ; Jean Le Clerc)
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(1687)
Ex Versione Ioannis Benedicti Cum notis integris Joannis Bourdelotii, Jacobi Palmerii a Grentemesnil, Tanaquilli Fabri, Aegidii Menagii, Francisci Guieti, Joannis Georgii Graevii, Jacobi Gronovii, Lamberti Barlaei, Jacobi Tollii, & selectis aliorum. Accedunt inedita scholia in Lucianum, ex bibliotheca Isaaci Vossii, 2 vol. in-8 reliure de l'époque pleine basane marron, Ex Typographia P. & I. Blaeu, Prostant apud Wolfgang, Ianssonio Waesbrgios, Boom, à Someren & Goethals, Amstelodami [ Amsterdam ], 1687, 2 ff. blancs, 12 ff., 1060 pp., 9 ff. n. ch. et 2 ff. blancs ; 2 ff. blancs, 2 ff., 922 pp., 13 ff., 55-46 pp. (Scholia in Volumen Primum [ Secundum ] recensuit & Notulas adjecit Joannes Clericus)
Belle édition des oeuvres de Lucien de Samosate, proposant le texte grec et la traduction latine sur deux colonnes en regard. L'exemplaire est bien complet du texte des scholies rédigées par Johannes Clericus (Jean Le Clerc), insérées en fin du tome second. Etat très satisfaisant (reliure frottées avec mq. en coiffes, mq. de papier à la première garde volante, qq. petits travaux de vers affectant très rarement le texte de manière infime, bon état par ailleurs)