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[000082] Sallustii, C. Crispi; (Sallustius); Crispinus, Daniel (Ed), [Opera] Quae Extant, Langlois, J., Fredericum Leonard, Parisiis (Paris), 1674, First Thus, Good. Full Calf, 4to, [30], 234pp, [124].

Full calf, raised bands, spine in six panels, lacking title label to second panel, remaining panels have a central gilt lozenge and meeting corner pieces.

Chipped to spine ends with small amount of loss, gilt rubbed and dulled, corners bumped and worn, several scrapes to covers couple of small splits to outer joints but well held. Very lightly browned internally, but generally clean. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown. Engraved frontispiece engraved by J. Langlois.

From the library of Sir J.T. Coleridge (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s uncle).

Usual attractive Delphin edition.

Harwood, page 223