Isokratous hapanta. Isocratis opera quae quidem nunc extant omnia...ac notas adjunxit Gulielmus Battie M. D. Coll. Med. Lond. et Soc. Reg. Socius..
Londini [i.e. London].
Impensis C. Davis, J. Whiston, et B. Dod, 1749.
First complete Battie edition.
8vo.
In two volumes. v, [3], 492pp; [4], 568pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, joints split. Armorial bookplate of Moor Park, Hertfordshire and inked shelf-mark to FEPs of both vols. Very occasional light browning to leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp.
The collected works of ancient Greek rhetorician Isocrates (436-338 BC), with notes by English physician William Battie (1703-1776), best known for his 1758 Treatise on Madness.
Vol. II had been issued separately the previous year, with this two-volume edition presenting Battie's complete edit for the first time.
From the recently dispersed country house library of Bridehead, Dorset.
Vol. II had been issued separately the previous year, with this two-volume edition presenting Battie's complete edit for the first time.
From the recently dispersed country house library of Bridehead, Dorset.
ESTC N9416.
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref: 33861
