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HERODIAN. Herodian of Alexandria His History of Twenty Roman Caesars and Emperors (of his Time).Relating the Strange Conjunctures and Accidents of State, that happened in Europe, Asia, and Afrike. [24], 262, [2], 96, 99-110 pages. 4to, 181x131 mm, modern leather with gilt decorative decals(?) on covers and faded spine; conspicuous marginal soiling and dampstaining throughout with traces of mold, pencil underscoring and marginal markings, some sidenotes cropped, small piece torn out of blank outer margin of X1, paper corrosion in lower outer corners toward end. Unidentified modern bookplate ("Halcyon / Lake Almanor / Burns") London: Hugh Perry, 1629
first edition of this translation, the second into English but first from the original Greek. The earlier English version published circa 1556 was made from the Latin translation by Angelo Poliziano. Hoffmann II, 228; Sarton I, 326; STC 13222.
