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De militia romana libri quinque, commentarius ad Polybium. Editio ultima [and] Analecta sive Observationes reliquae ad militiam et hosce libros.

LIPSIUS, Justus

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Antwerp, Plantin Press (B. Moretus), 1630

4to: 397-[6-1 bl.] pp. (browning; rust stain (hole) in text f. e1).

Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine covered with later gilt sheep (rubbed, some def.), brown leather title label. Good copy.

Later edition (1st 1595-1596) of Lipsius' study of Roman armies and warfare. Engr. ill.: mark on title, 1 folding pl., 5 full-page and 7 half-page plates. Some woodcut ill.
Ref. BB III:1004-1005:L-373. - STCV.
Bound with: Id. - Poliorceticon sive De machinis. Tormentis. Telis. Libri quinque [...] [3rd rev. enl. ed.]. Antwerp, Plantin Press (J. Moretus), 1605 (col. 1606). 219-[7-2 bl.] pp. (browning). Revised 3rd ed. (1st 1596, 2nd 1599) of a spectacular parallel survey on Greek warfare machinery. Engr. ill.: mark on title and 38 half- or full-page plates by Th. Galle. Some woodcut ill., woodcut mark at the end. Ref. BB III:1039-1040:L-426. - Imhof (Moretus) L-63. - Bibl. Lips. Brux. 283. - Simoni (BL) L-165. - STCV.
Prov. Presentation copy: "Edouard de Baumont à C. Taillard", likely E. de Beaumont (1841-1895), Dutch weapon manufacturer from Maastricht (ms. on flyleaf).

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De militia romana libri quinque, commentarius ad Polybium. Editio ultima [and] Analecta sive Observationes reliquae ad militiam et hosce libros.

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