Bidspirit auction | FLORUS, L. Annius; GRAEVIUS, Joannes

FLORUS, L. Annius; GRAEVIUS, Joannes Georgius - [Epitome rerum Romanarum] ; Edited and annotated by J.G. Graevius et al. Utrecht Johannes Ribbius 1680 2 parts in 1 vol. in-8vo, [36], 210 [=202], 180, [122] pp, engraved title by Romeyn de Hooghe (tiny hole below). With numerous text illustrations and a folding inscription plate. Contemporary vellum binding The best numismatically illustrated edition of Florus's history of Rome, edited by the German classical scholar and numismatist Johann Georg Grave. Provenance: ms. ex libris on pastedown and on flyleaf. Ref. Dibdin II, 10: ”This is an excellent edition (...). It is by far the most critical edition of Florus that appeared in the seventeenth century.” Landwehr, RdH, 54;