Singulares Sententiae (Singular Sentences)
L[ucius] Annaei Senecae & P[ublilius] Syri Mimi. Jani Gruteri, translator. Singulares Sententiae (Singular Sentences)… Leiden: Isaacum Severinum, 1727. First edition thus.
A Collection of Moral Maxims and Philosophical Witticisms by Lucius Annaei Senecae, Publilius Syri Mimi, and others. From the collection of Abraham Lowe.
Octavo. 569pp + 4pp index and errata. Engraved frontispiece. Beautifully bound in pictorial vellum, spine stamped in gilt, with manuscript title, elaborate gilt decoration to boards, edges speckled red. Text in Latin and Greek.
Spine slightly darkened, rubbed, and soiled; boards lightly splayed, rubbed, soiled, and edgeworn; light scattered foxing and toning throughout, ink marks to front endleaves. Very good. Item #3143Price: $350.00
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