Nov 09, 2010 - Sale 2229

Sale 2229 - Lot 6

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(ALEXANDER THE GREAT.) Curtius Rufus, Quintus. De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni regis Macedonum, libri decem. 552 pages. 24mo, contemporary vellum, front hinge split; contents browned, front free endpaper lacking. Julio Berzunza bookplate. Turin: Giovanni Battista Fontana, 1715

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Scarce edition. Pages 455-511 contain the life of Alexander by Joannes Monachus and the spurious letter of Alexander to Aristotle concerning the marvels of the East. SBN Catalogue locates 3 copies; this edition not in OCLC.