Description
Caii Crispi Sallustii Opera Omnia excusa ad Editionem Cortii cum Editionibus Havercampi et Gabrielis Antonii collatam. Gaius Sallustius Crispus, known as Sallust (86 - c. 35 BC), was a Roman historian and politician. He is the earliest known historian in the Latin language who is identifiable. Opera Omnia - Complete Works. Published in Londini (London), Apud T. & T. Payne, 1789, first edition thus. Scarce. A very good original 1789 text block, rebound with a 20th Century red cloth hardback library binding. Cover has fade marks, some wrinkling to cloth and library number to spine. No other library markings. Previous owner's bookplate of R J Dickinson to first pastedown, with some offsetting opposite. Text block with mild foxing to first and last few pages. Otherwise nice and clean with occasional spotting, and all soundly bound. A very good reading copy. Text in Latin. Modern blank + Original blank endpaper + 2pp titles + 348pp + original blank endpaper. + modern blank endpaper. Dimensions: Approximately 207mm high x 133mm wide x 25mm deep. Weight: Approximately 470g (unpacked).
