Diodorus Siculus Του ιστοριων βιβλια τινα τα ευρισκομενα... Historiarum libri aliquot, qui extant [edited by Vincentius Obsopoeus]. Basel: (Johann Oporinus and Robert Winter, 1539) 4to (200 x 128mm.), woodcut initials, later vellum, title-page almost detached Editio princeps of books 16-20 of Diodorus's universal library of history, ranging from the beginning of mankind until his own time, the late first century BC. It originally comprised forty books, of which only 1-5 and 11-20 survive relatively completely (there are fragments of some of the others). This is the first printing of any of the original Greek text. LITERATURE: VD16 D 1826 PROVENANCE:IB, early monogram on title-page; Frank Murray bookseller, Nottingham, label on inside front coverCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Diodorus Siculus Του ιστοριων βιβλια τινα τα ευρισκομενα... Historiarum libri aliquot, qui extant [edited by Vincentius Obsopoeus]. Basel: (Johann Oporinus and Robert Winter, 1539) 4to (200 x 128mm.), woodcut initials, later vellum, title-page almost detached Editio princeps of books 16-20 of Diodorus's universal library of history, ranging from the beginning of mankind until his own time, the late first century BC. It originally comprised forty books, of which only 1-5 and 11-20 survive relatively completely (there are fragments of some of the others). This is the first printing of any of the original Greek text. LITERATURE: VD16 D 1826 PROVENANCE:IB, early monogram on title-page; Frank Murray bookseller, Nottingham, label on inside front coverCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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