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Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus. Pharsalia: Sive De bello civili Caesaris et Pompeii libri X. Ex emendatione V. C. Hugonis Grotii, cum eiusdem ad loca insigniora notis. 12 Bl., 432 S. With woodcut printer mark. 17 x 10.5 cm. Parchment d. C. (bending). Antwerp, Plantin-Raphalengius, 1614. Silencer 563. Ebert 12345. – First edition of the edition of Hugo Grotius, "according to the existing critical tools, especially Pulmann and Bersmann" (Schweiger). The only script handed down by Lucan, also known as Pharsalia, deals with the Roman civil war between Caesar and Pompeius in verses. Beautiful Plantin print with the famous printer mark on the title: a hand that draws a circle with a circle, accompanied by the motto "Labore et Constantia" (With diligence and persistence). – A little brownish, fl. Purpose with longer entry, title with old property entries. It lacks the rear fl. Purpose.
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Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus — Pharsalia: Sive De bello civili Caesaris et Pompeii libri X
1614 Antwerp Plantin edition of Lucan's Pharsalia. Contemporary parchment binding.
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180 €
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 14:09:35
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- Lot #
- 2078
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Berlin, DE
- Lot Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Lots in Auction
- 208