First Edition. Sm. 8vo. 322 leaves; 2 parts in 1. ã, A-T
8, TT
4, V-Z
8, Aa-Bb
8, a, B, c-n
8, o
6,
Greek and
Latin text of the
Historiarum on opposite pages; on a
i the half-title for
Ad Nicephori Breviarvm notae chronologicae. Autore Dionysio Petavio è Societate Iesv, with separate pagination.
Not in Brunet.
Not in Graesse.
Not in Quérard.
Rebound in half morocco, original marbled edges preserved. Initialled by Jefferson at sigs. I and T.
Purchased from
Koenig. Ordered by Jefferson from Paris, June 29, 1789, one of a list of books selected from Koenig’s catalogue; price, relié, £
2.10.
Saint Nicephorus, c. 758-829, Byzantine historian and patriarch of Constantinople.
Denis Petau [Dionysius Patavius], 1583-1653, French scholar.
[95]
J.96
Histoire de Constantinople de Procope
[ut econtra
]
8. v.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 5. no. 39, Histoire de Constantinople de Procope, Agatias, Menandre, Theophylacte, Simocatte, Nicephore,
Leon, Nicephore Bryenne, Anne Comnene, Nicetas, Pachymere, Contacuzene, et Ducas, par Coussin, 8 v 12mo.
COUSIN,
Louis.
Histoire de Constantinople depuis le régne du l’ancien Justin, jusqu’à la fin de l’Empire. Traduite sur les originaux
Grecs par Mr. Cousin, Président en la cour des Monnoies. Dédiée a Monseigneur de Pompone, Secrétaire d’Etat. Tome I [-VIII].
Suivant la copie imprimée à
Paris chez
Damien Foucault, [?
Amsterdam: officine de
Wolfgang]
M.DC.LXXXV. [1685.]
DF551 .C8
8 vol. 12mo. vol. I, 348 leaves; vol. II, 288 leaves; vol. III, 318 leaves; vol. IV, 252 leaves; vol. V, 252 leaves; vol.
VI, 2 parts in 1, 384 leaves; vol. VII, 380 leaves; vol. VIII, 252 leaves; engraved frontispiece in vol. I, and vignette headpieces
in each volume; printer’s device as used by
Wolfgang of
Amsterdam on each title-page.
Graesse II, page 288.
Ebert 5363.
Original French mottled calf, marbled end papers, g. on m.e. Initialled by Jefferson at sigs. I and T throughout. With the
Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
An earlier entry of this book in Jefferson’s dated catalogue lists the authors in full, with the description
8 tomes in 10 vols. 12mo. This appears to be the copy bought from De Bure and sold at the 1829 auction. The undated catalogue has only the 8 volume edition, with the price
15 (livres).
Louis Cousin, 1627-1707, French man of letters. The first edition of this abridgment was published in Paris, 8 vol. 4to, 1672-74.
[96]
J.97
Histoire Romaine de Xiphilin, Zonare et Zosime. p. Coussin.
2. v.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 5. no. 38, as above, but with spelling
Zonase.
COUSIN,
Louis.
Histoire Romaine, écrite par Xiphilin, par Zonare, et par Zosime. Traduite sur les Originaux
Grecs, par M. Cousin, President en la Cour des Monnoyes.
Suivant la Copie imprimée à
Paris, chez la veuve de
Damien Foucault [?
Amsterdam: Officine de
Wolfgang],
M.DC.LXXXVI. [1686.]
DG13 .C6
2 vol. 12mo. vol. I, 240 leaves, including the engraved frontispiece by R. de Hooghe, the last three blank; vol. II, 174 leaves; engraved headpiece on the first page of the text in each volume; the second volume
has Tome II on the title; woodcut sphere device on the titles as used by
Wolfgang of
Amsterdam.
Graesse II, page 288.
Ebert 24179.
French mottled calf, marbled end papers g. on m.e. Initialled by Jefferson at sigs. I and T in the first volume, and sig.
Ii in the second. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplates.
