Curtius Rufus, Quintus
De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni, Regis Macedonum
Simon De Colines, Paris:: Simon De Colines,, 1543.. 1/4 antique morocco over marbled boards. Light faded dampstain, inscription on t.p. Large copy. . 8vo.. Tempus" printer's mark. A reprint of De Colines' 1533 edition.#11;Curtius Rufus wrote this history of Alexander the Great under Claudius or Vespasian. "The author is an excellent story-teller and makes the most of many thrilling or picturesque incidents in the Asiatic expedition..."[OCCL] Index Aurel. 148.799. Renouard 382.Schweiger I,317.I
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