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Click here to see our other books! Apologie pour Herodote. Ou Traite de la Conformite des Merveilles Anciennes avec les Modernes Henri Estiene; Henri Estienne 1735 Henri Scheurleer : Haye 6.5" by 4" [2], xxxvi, xlviii, 200, [49]; [2], 201-624; [6], 434pp SUMMARY A smart edition of Henri Estienne's controversial attack on sixteenth century society, veiled as a look at the life of the Greek historian Herodotus. Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage : £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION In the original French. Complete in three volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. Henri Estienne's controversial work on Herodotus. In these three volumes Estienne describes a series of strange stories from Herodotus' life, creating parallels to equally strange stories from Estienne's own times, in a very satirical look at his contemporary world. Estienne's contempt for his society stirred much controversy, including with Genevan churchmen, with Estienne describing his thoughts of the failings of priests; this led to Estienne to be arrested and being obliged to cancel the offending pages. Though the work was offensive to some, it still proved to be incredibly popular, going through twelve editions within sixteen years. Estienne was a sixteenth century French classical scholar. This work was first published in 1566. Herodotus was a Greek historian was the Persian Empire, best known for his 'Histories', a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is generally regarded to be 'The Father of History'. A new edition with notes and remarks by Mr. Duchat. CONDITION In a full mottled calf binding. Externally, smart, with some light rubbing to the boards and spines. Crack to the head and tail of the front joint of Volume I, with loss to the tail of the front joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. Only a few small marks. Small chip to the head of the spine of Volume II, and a couple of small chips to the joints, slightly larger to the rear joint. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front endpaper of Volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with only a few scattered spots. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques