DIODORUS SICULUS. Bibliothecae historicae libri quindecim de quadraginta. Greek text. [12], 847 pages. Folio, 344x223 mm, contemporary vellum boards with blind-stamped arabesque centerpiece on covers and silk ties, later leather lettering piece, spine darkened with shelf label removed, front joint cracked, cords intact, covers slightly warped; contents generally quite clean. Gift inscription of Nicolaus Schonaeus of Hoorn to his brother Isbrand dated 1637; armorial bookplate of Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, 3rd Baronet (1793–1860). handsome, wide-margined copy. [Geneva]: Henricus Stephanus, 1559