Pline second pliny the younger (2 risultati)

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condizione: Regular. 1ª Edición. First edition (1638) of the French translation of Pliny the Younger's Panegyricus — the famous speech delivered before the Roman Senate in the presence of the Emperor Trajan in AD 100, the only surviving example of its kind from the High Roman Empire. Translated by Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Ménardière (1610-1663), published by Antoine de Sommaville, Paris, with royal privilege. Title page with engraved medallion portrait of Trajan (IMP. TRAIANO AVG. GER. DAC. P.M. TR.P. COS. IIII). Exceptional double provenance of Franco-Russian interest: (1) manuscript ownership signature "Rochet" appearing twice on the title page, consistent with a French owner of the 17th-18th century; (2) manuscript inscription in Russian cursive script on the front flyleaf reading "Из библиотеки Андрея Толмачёва" ("From the library of Andrei Tolmachev") — a Russian owner of the 18th or early 19th century, documenting the book's passage from France to Russia. Binding: contemporary marbled paper boards, heavily worn with joint separations and losses. Title page intact with some soiling. Interior condition to be verified and described before listing.…

Leather_bound. Condizione: Good Plus. 241 pages. Title page vignette, vignette to dedication and preface. Full calf leather, 12mo [approximately 6 1/2 by 4 inches] Corners bumped, small chip to head and tail of spine, five raised bands to spine, cracking to spine and title faint. A few small spots to rear board, some scratches and discoloration to cover, textblock square, binding tight. Interior clean with uniform light toning. French translation of Pliny the Younger's Pangeric to the Emperor Trajan.…