[ALEXANDER THE GREAT] - QUINTE CURCE. Quintus Curtius Ruffus De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni []. Pedeponti [Stadt am Hof], Joannes Gastl, 1738. Fort in-8 stiff ivory vellum, blue edges (contemporary binding). RARE First edition given by Anselme Desing. Frontispiece, 1 folding map (Expedition of Alexander) and 3 plates out of text, all engraved in intaglio. 3 parts, the last with a special title : Institutiones Styli Historici as usum Juventutis Studiosae. Id. 1738. Lack of vellum at the head of the spine, interior in good condition. The 18th century reader has left 2 bookmarks made of recuperated parchment, in the shape of hearts. Expert : Jean-Louis Beauvais

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