Lot 1018
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SCALIGER, J.C. Poetices libri septem: I. Historicus, II. Hyle, III. Idea, IIII. Parasceve, V. Criticus, VI. Hypercriticus. VII. Epinomis. Ed. 2a. (Geneva), P. de Saint-André, 1581. (24), 945, (67) pp. Old hcf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt back. (Hole in spine, spine ends chipped, edges a bit worn, some small wormholes in the lower margin in a few places, slightly browned).
Second edition of one of the most influential works on Latin language and style in the pre-modern era, and more or less a sequel to the author's De causis linguae Latinae of 1540. In an introduction to Joh. Crispinus typographus the editor Rob. Constantinus relates that the work was the fruit of a life's work, and only just before the author's death entrusted to him for publication. - Adams, S-597.€ 240
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