Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Opera. Cum optimis exemplaribus accurate collata. 10 Bände. Mit gestoch. Titel und gestoch. Porträt in Band 1, die anderen Titel mit Druckermarke. Kl.-8°. Prachtvolle rote geglättete Maroquinbde d. 18. Jahrh. auf 4 Bünden mit Rückenschild, reicher Rücken-, Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung, Deckel mit dreifacher Filete. Marmorpapiervorsätze. Goldschnitt.

      Leiden, Elzevier, 1642. - Erste Ausgabe des berühmten Elzevier-Cicero in makellosen, sehr dekorativen Einbänden. "A very beautiful and correct edition" (Dibdin), die dem verbesserten Text J. Gruters (Hamburg 1618) folgt. "This, as Elzevirs go, is an attractive edition. The engraved title page is handsome, the portrait of Cicero not bad, the prefatory matter well arranged, and the rest of the work made up of the solid pages characteristic of the house" (Updike). "Cette édition est très jolie et recherchée" (Willems). "Bibliographers . dwell with rapture on the beauty of the paper and brilliancy of the type; and critics allow that its correctness is equal to its beauty . In France, fine copies of this edition are much sought after" (Dibdin). ? Band 9 in der bevorzugten Variante mit 301 Seiten. Etwas stockfleckig. ? Willems 535. Rahir 530. Schweiger 106. Updike II 17f (m. Abb.). Dibdin I 400. * Very handsome set of the celebrated Elzevier-Cicero in magnificent bindings. With engraved title and portrait in vol. 1, printer's device on the title-pages of the other volumes, and a few woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. 18th century French red polished morocco, spines raised on four bands, olive morocco labels with gilt lettering, spines with elaborate gilt floral decoration, boards with triple gilt fillets with small rosettes on corners, gilt lower edges and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.