Pub. Terentii Comoediae sex ex recensione Heinsiana (1661)
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Pub. Terentii Comoediae sex ex recensione Heinsiana (1661)
by Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
5 ¼ x 3. In Latin. Printed by Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Ex officina Elseviriorum [ELZEVIR Press], 1661. Early Edition. Complete. First published in 1635. Contemporary full vellum binding with inked title to spine. Minimal wear to age toned extremities. Minor crease to front and tiny tear to rear endpaper. Bookplate and printed label to front endpaper, 'Ex Bibliotheca Elzeviriana Jacobi Broun Craven, Kirkvallensis.’ Engraved titlepage. Virtually no signs of use, soiling, staining or foxing to the text block. High paper quality indeed! A very well preserved Elzevir Press edition that is still very sharp.
About the author: Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a Roman playwright during the Roman Republic, of Berber descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
About the printer: Elzevir is the name of a celebrated family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. They became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles, who sought to obtain the tallest and freshest copies of these tiny books. Though their Greek and Hebrew impressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldines and the Estiennes, the famous Elzevir small editions (in 12mo, 16mo and 24mo) were beloved for their elegance of design, neatness, regularity of type, and, ultimately, utility and portability.
Price: $795
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Inventory Number: 29240
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