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MATTHIEU, PIERRE. Vida de Elio Seyano. [6], 150, [1] pages, including colophon leaf. 8vo, contemporary limp vellum, ties lacking; dampstaining in lower outer corners throughout, conspicuous and partly repaired wormholes in blank margins through most of volume, signatures on title, unidentified bookplate on verso. Bookplate and embossed stamp of Alfonso Cassuto. Barcelona: Sebastian de Cormellas, 1621
first edition in spanish of a life of the Roman soldier and politician Lucius Aelius Sejanus, who was murdered in 31 A.D., supposedly intended to parallel the career of Concino Concini, maréchal d'Ancre, who was assassinated in 1617. The original version in French was published in 1618. Palau 158061.
