PINDARE. Olympia. Pythia. Nemea. Isthmia... [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1566. In-24 bound in full ivory vellum with flaps (Binding of the period). 574 pp. (out of 576). Decorated with a title finial. Bilingual Greco-Latin edition of Pindar's Odes of Victory composed for the winners of the Olympic Games crown. Binding and endpapers faded, inside rather clean despite qlqs ff. browned and 1 f. missingJoined: 2 strong vol. in-24 in similar 17th c. binding Fairly good condition Binding: Binding faded Worn with soiling and small tears It is partly detached from the nerves of the text block Inside pages: Qlqs ff. browned Slight foxing and soiling on some pages Page 575-576 is fragmentary with a consequent lack pp. 207-08 is missing The two attached volumes show similar defects

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