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HERODOTUS. History, sive Historiarum libri IX....

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HERODOTUS. History, sive Historiarum libri IX. [Græce]. (Genève), Henri Estienne, 1577; in-folio of 24, 362, 18 pages, contemporary fawn calf, gilt medallion, ribbed spine worn, spines split, wear to corners. "This edition made on a manuscript [printed in Greek by Henri Estienne] served as the basis for all later editions". According to Græsse, the final leaf is missing. An early note at the head reads: "The last apostilles, both in pen and pencil, are by M. Dupuis, the author of L'Origine de tous les cultes" (1795).