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74 2504 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Florus L A 74 2504 Classical antiquity and neolatinism Florus L A 74/2504 [Classical antiquity and neolatinism]. Florus, L.A. Hist: Rom: Lib: IV. Cum notis integris Cl. Salmasii. Additus etiam L. Ampelius ex eiusdem bibliotheca. Leyden, Ex Officina Elzeviriana (J. and D. Elzevier), 1655, 2 parts in 1 vol., (16),331,(69); 45p., engr. title by G. WINGENDORP, contemp. polished vellum, both covers w. double gilt fillet border, floral corner ornaments and gilt central ornament, spine in 5 compartments, a.e.g. - Partly vaguely waterstained in upper margin, contemp. owner's entry on first free endpaper. Lacks ties. = Willems 760; Rahir 763; Schweiger II, p.360. "Première des trois éditions elzeviriennes dans le format in-8" (Berghman 2062). Reprint of the first Elzevier edition, published in 1638 (12mo), with notes by the esteemed Claude de Saumaise. Very rare.