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BILLY, Jacques de Locutionum Graecarum in communes locos per alphabeti ordinem digestarum volumen. Paris J. Le Blanc jr. for J. Bienné 1578 8vo: [16]-814 pp. (ff. C 4-5, Lll 4-5, Yy 4-5 loose; single wormholes in 2nd half). 17th-c. gilt marbled sheep, covers with gilt arms, ruled borders and corner pieces, gilt spine with raised bands and morocco label, sp. edges (rubbed, sm. def. at i.a. head and tail, some worming). First edition of an extensive humanist Greek phrase-book, in the form of an alphabetical dictionary of Greek idioms. The French Benedictine scholar J. de Billy (1535-1581) was famous as a translator of Greek patristic texts. Ref. Renouard (Bienné) III:499-500:691. - Adams B-2050. Prov. Avranches prize book, awarded 8 August 1686 to "Robertus Pasquier". - Gabriel-Philippe de Froulay de Tessé, bishop of Avranches 1669-1689 (large gilt arms on covers). - Collector's stamp.

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BILLY, Jacques de Locutionum Graecarum in communes locos per alphabeti ordinem digestarum volumen. Paris J. Le Blanc jr. for J. Bienné 1578 8vo: [16]-814 pp. (ff. C 4-5, Lll 4-5, Yy 4-5 loose; single wormholes in 2nd half). 17th-c. gilt marbled sheep, covers with gilt arms, ruled borders and corner pieces, gilt spine with raised bands and morocco label, sp. edges (rubbed, sm. def. at i.a. head and tail, some worming). First edition of an extensive humanist Greek phrase-book, in the form of an alphabetical dictionary of Greek idioms. The French Benedictine scholar J. de Billy (1535-1581) was famous as a translator of Greek patristic texts. Ref. Renouard (Bienné) III:499-500:691. - Adams B-2050. Prov. Avranches prize book, awarded 8 August 1686 to "Robertus Pasquier". - Gabriel-Philippe de Froulay de Tessé, bishop of Avranches 1669-1689 (large gilt arms on covers). - Collector's stamp.

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