Xenophontis de Cyri Expeditione Libri Septem - bound with - Xenophontis de Agesilao Rege Oratio
Oxonii (Oxford): E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1735. 2nd Edition. Edited, compiled, translated and with notes by Thomas Hutchinson. This is Book Seven of Xenophon's Cyropaedia containing details of Cyrus the Great's expedition to Cyprus bound with Xenophon's short biography of Agesilaus II, king of Sparta. Bound in original leather over boards with gilded double rule border on front and back with decorations in the corners. Spine contains five raised bands with filigree designs in five of the cells created and a red label with the title in the final cell. Overall, covers are worn with rubbing and scuffing. Front cover reattached with a silk cloth. Marbled end papers with scuffing from the removal of a bookplate on pastedown. Full page frontispiece and fold out map prior to the text. Interior is toned, otherwise remarkably clean and clear for its age.
Pages: (14) (42) (map) 662; (8) 96 Dimensions: 10¼ x 8⅛ x 2⅜. Very Good-. Item #4700
Price: $400.00