Arrianus, De rebus gestis Alexandri regis, Pesaro, Soncino, 1508, modern stamped calf

Flavius Arrianus

Praefatio in libris rerum gestarum Alexandri regis [translated by Bartolomeo Facio]. Pesaro: Girolamo Soncino, 9 June 1508

folio (289 x 196mm.), with final blank, modern calf blind-tooled in period style, last few leaves somewhat stained from repaired wormholes, modern label to foot of spine

A tall copy with some deckle edges. Facio’s preface dedicates his translation to Alfonso of Aragon.

Edit 16 records this work with two title-pages, one as here, and the other with the wording Arrianus de rebus gestis Alexandri regis... (Edit16 3115). This variant is recorded in only one copy by Edit16, indicating perhaps that this title was incorrectly printed and then quickly amended.

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Edit16 80935 (one copy only, in Milan)