LIVY'S HISTORY 1543.

LIVIUS, Titus. T. Livii Patavini latinae historiae principis decades tres cum dimidia, longe tamen quàm nuper emaculatiores,
quòd nunc demum ad vetera contulerimus exemplaria, ubi quantum sit deprehensum mendorum, facilè indicabant doctissmiae
in hunc authored by Beati Rhenani & Sigismundi Gelenii adiunctae annotations. Added by Henrici Glareani's chronology, at ipso
recognize & aucta: cum gemino indice, quorum alter, qui est orationum huius, iam primum accessit. Basel, per Joan Hervagium,
in 1543.
Folio. 328 x 227 mm. (4), 65, (glossy), (5), (glossy), 244, 243, (glossy), 211, (glossy), 91, (137) pp. Half vellum from the late 19th century, spine with red label, marbled boards, crack in
front hinge, later end papers. Foxing and spotting throughout. Heavy stain on the first 25 pages and in part two, ll. a1-a5 met papier reparatie in marginen en a1-a2 met hoek met lossen van tekst, leefel nn6 met een minor-hole met lossen van letterer, inkbletten, inkbletten, heeft op ll. aaa3-aaa3 and bbb4, marginalannotations on pp. 213-219 in parte tre. A printed premium leaf from “Collegium Sorbonae-Plessaeum” is bound extra in the beginning, with premium to Franciscus Joephus Bailly from Gronoble and with traces of seal. “Je Baillys” written on the first title page. Boka
plate with device “Liberlibro” a from the library of Bengt Lassen.

Schweiger p. 530. Worn copy of Livius. It's a reprint of the elder Johann Herwagen's edition of 1539. The text
is the same as the Basel edition 1535 by Froben. It contains, in addition to the text of Livius and the commentaries by Beatus Rheanus and
Sigmund Gelen also the Epitome to Livius by Lucius Annaeus Florus and Heinrich Loriti Glareanus Chronologia. Bengt Lassen (1908-74) Swedish judge of appeal and the years 1953-73 CEO of the publishing house Norstedts förlag. An avid Latinist he built a fine collection of Roman authors..