C. Cornelii Taciti Quae Exstant Opera. Recensuit J. N. Lallemand. [Tacitus/Works: Richard Heber's Copy with His Autographs & Note].

Tacitus & Richard Heber (Book Collector; 1773-1833).

Published by Parisiis, Apud Desaint & Saillant, via S. Joannis Bellovacensis. Typis J. Barbou, via San-Jacobea. M. DCC. LX. [Paris, 1760]. Three volumes. First Barbou edition.

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Three volumes. First Barbou edition., 1760. Three volumes, 12mos. Size of bindings: 3 ¾ in. x 6 ¼ in; Volume 1: engraved frontispiece of Tacitus (Ch. Eisen/ L. Lempereur, engraver); xxiv, [1]-444 pp., including notes & index, small Eisen/Lempereur engraving at top of p. [3]; Volume 2: half-title; engraved frontispiece of classical Roman figures (Eisen/Lempereur); title-page, [1]-480 pp. including notes & index, small Eisen/Lempereur engraving at top of p. [3]; Volume 3: half-title; engraved frontispiece of Roman figures (Eisen/Lempereur); title-page; [1]-456 + [1] page J. Barbou ad. Bound in full vellum with gilt bordered, blue leather title labels on the spines, gilt lettered: TACITUS AP BARBOU TOM. I. (II. + III.); with covers double-ruled in blue ink; blue sprinkled edges, headbands, light blue silk bookmarkers bound in; blue and red marbled paper endpapers. Vellum spine on Volume 1, and the covers on volumes 2 & 3 show some age-related gray spotting to the vellum. Notes in pencil on reverse of marbled endpaper and facing flyleaf in volume 1: [Former owner]: E. Beresford Chancellor Ch. Ch. Oxon. Jan. 28 1891; [Heber's name and note in ink, at top of flyleaf]: Ex Libris Richardi Heber. (Collat: & perf); [then in pencil, by EBC]: From the library of Richard Heber w. his autograph above E.B.C. [-]. Volumes 2 + 3 are signed: R. Heber at the top of the first blank flyleaf; Volume 1 has the engraved, heraldic bookplate of Wm. Ellis Wall, and each has a later printed book label, pasted to the marbled paper paste-downs. A few other penciled bookseller's notes are present in volume 1. Some scattered tan spotting to page margins. Overall, a well-preserved set by a famous printer, and from the collection of one the great English book collectors. The scan shows the spines & front cover of volume 3. Weight: 2 ½ lbs. (Latin text). "Lallemandi. Paris. 1760. 12mo. 3 vols. Printed by Barbou, and called by Harwood 'one of the most beautiful and correct of all his classics.' The text is from Ernesti's first edition, but it contains the readings of some MSS. in the royal library of France, especially of those which coincide with the editio princeps." (Dibdin, Classics, 1827; Vol. 2, p. 455) Brunet, Manuel, 1864; Vol. V, 636. Seller Inventory # ABE-532102039

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Title: C. Cornelii Taciti Quae Exstant Opera. ...

Publisher: Parisiis, Apud Desaint & Saillant, via S. Joannis Bellovacensis. Typis J. Barbou, via San-Jacobea. M. DCC. LX. [Paris, 1760]. Three volumes. First Barbou edition.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition