Noctes Atticae: Editio nova et prioribus omnibus docti hominis cura multo castigatior.
Amstelodami: Lodewijk Elzevier, 1651. Hardcover. 12mo. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #001621
Full vellum binding with yapped edges and lettered spine. [48] 498 p.p., [120] p.p. Illustrated title page, lower half of t.p. trimmed [approx. 12.7mm], not affecting text. Some soiling to spine and covers. Light foxing, otherwise interior clean, crisp. In very good condition. Aulus Gellus [125 AD-180 AD] composed his Attic Nights during a winter spent in the Attica Peninsula near Athens, Greece. It is comprised of notes on history, philosophy, grammar, poetry, and musings on other subjects.
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