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Ten volumes of writings by Cicero published primarily by Sebastianus Gryphius in the mid-16th century Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius Place: Lugduni Publisher: Apud Seb. Gryphium, etc. Date: c.1546-1567 Description: 10 volumes. Woodcut devices on title pages; woodcut initials. (16mo) 11.7x6.5 cm (4½x2½"), uniform period calf, spines tooled in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers & edges. Collection of scarce printings of works of Cicero - seven are published by Sebastianus Gryphius; one by Antonius Gryphius; and two without title pages but typographically matching the others. The spines are numbered I-X, but evidently not published as a set. Occasional ink marginalia. Comprises: I: Rhetoricorum ad C. Herenium Libri Quatuor... 342 pp. 1546. II. Rhetoricorum Secundus Tomus. 631 pp. 1546. III: Orationum Tomus Primus. 798 pp. 1546. IV: Orationum Volumen II. 719 pp. 1546. V. Orationum Volumen III. 704 pp. 1550. VI: Epostolarum ut Vocant, Familiarum Libri XVI. 619 pp, (title page soiled with lower portion torn off including date and part of imprint). VII: Epistolae ad Atticum, ad Brutum, & ad Q. Fratrem... 803, [120] pp. "Apud Antonium Gryphium." 1567. De Philosophia Tomus Primus . 621 pp. 1548. IX: De Natura Deorum ad Marcum Brutum Liber I [caption title, lacking title page.] [3]-507 pp. X: De Officiis ad Marcum Filium Liber Primus [caption title, lacking title page.] 7-317 pp. Lot Amendments Condition: Moderate wear to covers, some corners showing, a few spine ends chipped; overall very good. Item number: 337776