Lot no. 138
POLYBE (of Megalopolis). - Les Cinq premiers livres des Histoires de Polybe,... avec trois parcelles du VI, un du VII, un du VIII et un du XVI, autrefois traduits... par Louis Maigret et derechef revuz, corrigez et rendu plus entiers par lui sur l'exemplaire grec, ausquelz de nouveau sont ajoutées les subséquentes parcelles des livres IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIIII, XV, XVII, toutes traduites par lui... Ensemble le dessein du camp des Romains, extrait la description de Polybe (sic). Ensemble le dessein du camp des Romains, extrait de la description de Polybe (sic) - Lyon, par Ian de Tournes, 1558 - In-folio of (6) ff, 1 h.t. plan, 335, (17) pp; tan basane, ribbed spine (18th century binding).
Third edition of the French translation (partly original) by Louis Maigret, decorated with a title bearing a medallion portrait of Polybius in a fine woodcut frame and a (partial) plan showing the Roman camp.
Binding showing defects of use, spine tarnished, scattered brown spots, the folding map has been cut by the binder's knife by two thirds. Book sold as is.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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