Opera. Ex antiquis monimentis illustrata cura, studio & sumtibus Henrici Justice.
Bruxellis: J.L. De Boubers, n.d., [1800]. First Justice edition, 5 volumes, 8vo, contemporary full straight-grain morocco, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-paneled spines; engraved throughout, and printed on rectos only, with title vignettes, head- and tail-pieces, and historiated initials by G.M. Pitteri after Fidance and C.F. de La Traverse; folding map in vol. II engraved by Herman Condet; vol. V has imprint "aere & sumtibus Guilielmi Iustice, Henr.F." and his dedication, dated The Hague, 1765; spine a little darkened, but overall a very good set, each volume with the engraved bookplate of William Everett. The last volume is an index by Chr. Saxius; it also contains Justice's dedication of the work to Catharine II the Great of Russia. A reimpression of the original edition of 1757-1765, with de Boubers' imprint added at foot of the title-pages. Item #24353
Price: $650.00
