Author: Dionysius Periegetes (Hill, William, ed.:):

Title: Orbis Descriptio, commentario critico & geographico (in quo controversi? pler?que qu? in veteri geographia occurrunt explicantur, & obscura plurima elucidantur) ac Tabulis illustrata [?]; Grammaticarum in Dionysii [?].

Publication: Londini [London]: Typis M. Clark, impensis J. Martyn ad insigne Campan? in Coemeterio D. Pauli. 1679; 1678

Description: 8vo, pp. [viii], 55, [iii], 61-472 (as usual) + 8 leaves of plates. Some further illustrations in the text. A few leaves unopened at fore-edge, some tiny worm trails (one to fore-edge margin from start to approx. p.16 including two maps but not affecting images or text; another sporadic trail to gutter margin), paper flaw to M1 affecting a few letters. Contemporary vellum, title inked to spine, edges sprinkled red. Spine slightly greyed, some spots and smudges, end band at tail of spine frayed, pastedowns lifting and a little foxed, still very good overall. Obscured ownership inscription to title-page.

Dionysius Periegetes' Greek hexameter verse description of the then-known world, with Hill's extensive notes. 'Grammaticarum in Dionysii [?]' has a separate title page, with the imprint "Ex officinal M. Clarke, 1678", on E6 recto (the pagination and signatures are continuous).

Bibliography: ESTC R215282; Schweiger I, 101; Wing D1521.

Reference Number: [54525]

Price: £500

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