ἐκλογαὶ περὶ πρεσβείων. — Antwerp 1582

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Ἐκ τῶν Πολυβίου τοῦ Μεγαλοπολίτου ἐκλογαὶ περὶ πρεσβείων. Ex libris Polybii Megapolitani selecta de legationibus … Nunc primum in lucem edita. Ex bibliotheca Fulvi Ursini. — Antverpiae, Ex officina Christophori Plantini. M. D. LXXXII. [Antwerp, Plantin, 1582].

Editio princeps

4to (223 x 158 mm). (*)⁴ A-Z a-z Aa-Kk⁴ A-Z⁴ (last blank): (8), 447, (1); 182 p. Title-page and second leaf ruled in red. Repaired tear in D₁, repair in lower blank margin of m₂.

19th century straigt grain red morocco, gilt spine, triple gilt fillet on both covers, gilt inside dentelles. Edges gilt. A ms. note on the upper fly-leaf names Charles Lewis (1786-1836) as its bookbinder. – Adams P 1800; Hoffmann III² 270f.; Voet, The Plantin Press, 2081.