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Historiarum libri IX ... 1763.
Herodot, Historiarum libri IX ... Editionem curavit et suas itemque L. C. Valckenarii. Notas adiecit P. Wesselingius. Mit Kupfertitel und gest. Titelvignette sowie 1 gefalt. Kupfertafel, 3 gest. Textvignetten und einigen gest. Schlußvignetten. Amsterdam, Schouten 1763. Heller Pgt. d. Zt. auf 6 Bünden mit goldgepr. Deckelvignette. Folio. 12 Bll., 868; 177 S., 34 Bll. Schweiger I, 139. - Ebert 9549. - Graesse II, 255. - Dibdin II, 23f.: "This is the celebrated and magnificent edition of Herodotus, which contains the notes of Wesseling, Gale, and Gronovius, the principal materials of all former editions, and the learned commentaries of Valckenaer and Wesseling: it is justly called the editio optima ... ". - Tlw. gering stockfl., Einbd. leicht geworfen, VGelenk minim. eingerissen. Insgesamt schönes Exemplar. With copper title and engr. title vignette as well as one folding copperplate. Contemp. bright vellum on 6 raised bands, with gilt-stamped cover vignette. 3 engr. text vignettes and some engr. tail pieces. - Some minor foxing. Binding slightly bowed, small tear in the front joint. Overall very nice copy.