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[ΑΣΩΠΙΟΣ Κωνσταντίνος exlibris] Petit Pierre "... De Amazonibus Dissertatio: Quâ an verè extiterint, necne, variis ultro citroque conjecturis et argumentis disputatur...", Luteciae Parisiorum: E Typographia Andreae Cramoisy, 1685. 12mo, pp. [10], 5386, [10]. Complete with copper plates in text. Αντίτυπο από την προσωπική βιβλιοθήκη του Κωνσταντίνου Ασώπιου με χειρόγραφη κτητορική επιγραφή "Κωνσταντίνου Ασωπίου / ηγοράσθη εν Βενετία Αυγουστ. μηνί 1817". First edition of the historical study of the legendary warrior women by the French scholar, physician, poet and Latin writer Pierre Petit He attempts to prove their existence through a study of early coins, medals and monuments, which are illustrated in the text, that a race of amazons existed. Wear on spine and extremities. Interior fine.