Description
Titi Livii Historiarum, Quod Extat, ex recensione I.F. Gronovii. Amstelodami, Apud Danielem Elzevirium, 1678, First Elzevir Edition, early 19th century binding (i.e. not original), 788 pp, 6 x 3.5", 32mo. In good condition. Leather binding scuffed at edges & bumped/worn at corners. Front hinge fragile, but still intact. Head and tail of leather spine rubbed. Gilt lettering, ruling, and deco on spine soiled in some places, but overall bright and clean. All edges speckled. Engraved title page has caused light off-setting to front fly-leaf. Light toning throughout text-block - some instances of finger-soiling or age-stains. No known previous ownership or marginalia. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Elzevir is the name of a family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of "Elzevirs" became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles (like ourselves), who sought to obtain the tallest and freshest copies of these books. Although it appears the family was involved with the book trade as early as the 16th century, it is only known for its work in some detail beginning with Lodewijk Elzevir. The fame of the Elzevir editions rests chiefly on the works issued by the firm of Bonaventura and Abraham Elzevir. Their Greek and Hebrew impressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldines and the Estiennes, but their small editions in 12mo, 16mo, and 24mo, for their elegance of design, neatness, clearness, regularity of type, and beauty of paper, cannot be surpassed. Daniel Elzevirium was the son of Bonaventura. Titus Livy (59 BC - AD 17), known in English as Livy, was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people title Ab Urbe Condita, covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own lifetime. RAREE1678CLMB 11/23 - HK917
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