Lot 1111
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De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni [...] libri superstites. Cum [...] notis perpetuis Fr. Modii [...] Nic. Heinsii. Selectis & excerptis Ph. Rubenii [...], itemque Jac. Perizonii Vindiciis [...] [ed. Henricus Snakenburg].
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Delft & Leiden, A. Beman & S. Luchtmans, 1724
4to: [72]-824-[224] pp.
Cont. gilt vellum, covers with large central coat-of-arms of Alkmaar and gilt corner pieces, spine on 5 raised bands. Very good copy.
Extensive scholarly ed. of the classical Latin account of Alexander the Great, comp. by the Dutch classical scholar Snakenburg (1674-1750). Engr. front. by F. Bleyswyck. Ill. with 3 folding engravings (incl. map) and 14 full-page plates. Woodcut mark on title. Title in red and black. Ref. STCN 141302143 (i.a. BL). - Spoelder (Prijsboeken) Alkmaar 6. Prov. Alkmaar prize binding (prize gone). - Mod. bookpl.