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HENRY ESTIENNE'S 1579 BOOK ON THE CONFORMANCE OF ANCIENT WONDERS IS RARE

Estimate: $1,540 - $1,750

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Year/Century: 16th century
Language: French
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Binding: Hardcover
Description: Henri Estienne. Introduction to the topic of how ancient marvels can coexist with modern ones. Or, a preface to the apology to Herodote. The argument is based on Henri Estiene's "Apologies for Herodote," which is continued here by luymesme. You will read so many wonderful acts in this work that you will never read anything else after. And you will be able to take pleasure in this here. You won't be able to learn it by yourself. (The preface to the essay discussing how historical marvels compare to contemporary ones. or a treatise serving as a preface to Herodotus' apology. The argument is borrowed from Henri Estienne's Apology for Herodotus, which he continues here in Latin.) Henricus Stephanus, Geneva, 1579 572 pages, size 4 by 6 1/2" [32]. Over marbled boards, bound with quarter leather from the 19th centuryRenouard, Estienne, Adams S. 1774, pp. 126–128 (First Edition of 1566). Excellent condition, some binding wear. Written in French.

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