LYCOSTHENES (Conrad Wolffhart, dit). Lot n° 34

Apophthhegmatum ex optimis utriusque linguæ scriptoribus. Lyon, Antoine de Harsy, 1574. In-8, fawn calf, Du Seuil decoration, gilt arabesque medallion in the center, spine decorated with cold fillets, gilt edges (19th century binding). New Lyon edition of this work by the German philologist Conrad Lycosthenes, in which he collected in thematic alphabetical order a large number of excerpts from Greek and Latin authors. According to Graesse, the first edition is from Basel, 1555. From the library of the Marquis du Lau d'Allemans, with ex-libris and signature on the title. One hinge rubbed, the other split, lightly wetted. Graesse, IV, 310 (other editions).