Lot 60
Ammianus (Marcellinus) The Roman Historie..., translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in English, Adam Islip, 1609
Hammer Price: £900
Description
Ammianus (Marcellinus) The Roman Historie..., translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, title a little soiled, occasional light damp-staining, modern calf, some rubbing to foot of spine, [STC 17311], folio, Adam Islip, 1609.
⁂ The last major Roman history translated by the most celebrated Elizabethan translator of the classics.
Description
Ammianus (Marcellinus) The Roman Historie..., translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, title a little soiled, occasional light damp-staining, modern calf, some rubbing to foot of spine, [STC 17311], folio, Adam Islip, 1609.
⁂ The last major Roman history translated by the most celebrated Elizabethan translator of the classics.