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De expeditione Alexandri Magni.
[Geneva]: Henri Estienne, 1575.
First critical edition, w...

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Arrianus.
De expeditione Alexandri Magni.
[Geneva]: Henri Estienne, 1575.
First critical edition, with the valuable notes of Vulcanius, of the best extant history of Alexander the Great, together with relevant texts by Plutarch.
[6], 198pp, 68pp, 6pp. Condition: a few patches of browning, general toning to leaves. Bookplate to pastedown.
Folio, ruled in red, superb contemporary tooled calf, centrepiece with later
armorial of three clover leaves [of De Brosses?] superimposed, gilt
edges, rebacked. 360mm x 230mm.

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