Basil I, Emperor of the East. Exhortationum capita LXVI. Ad Leonem filium, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, text in Greek and Latin, title with engraved basilisk printer's device, small engraved portraits of Basil and Leo at end of first part, portrait of Basil re-used on title of part 2, engraved decorative initials and head- and tail-pieces, some staining, lightly foxed throughout, 19th century polished calf, gilt, joints splitting, but holding firm, foot of spine chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [Adams B363], small 4to, Paris, Frederic Morel, 1584. ⁂ The Chatsworth copy of these precepts dedicated by Basil to his son Leo, including moral, religious, social and political principles.
Basil I, Emperor of the East. Exhortationum capita LXVI. Ad Leonem filium, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, text in Greek and Latin, title with engraved basilisk printer's device, small engraved portraits of Basil and Leo at end of first part, portrait of Basil re-used on title of part 2, engraved decorative initials and head- and tail-pieces, some staining, lightly foxed throughout, 19th century polished calf, gilt, joints splitting, but holding firm, foot of spine chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [Adams B363], small 4to, Paris, Frederic Morel, 1584. ⁂ The Chatsworth copy of these precepts dedicated by Basil to his son Leo, including moral, religious, social and political principles.
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