[Rarebooks] FS: Plantin Press' 1591 ed. of Suetonius' "XII Caesares" w/fine engraved title

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Suetonius. XII CAESARES, et in Eos Laevini TorrentiiCommentarius Auctior et Emendatior. Antwerp: Ex officina Plantiniana, ApudViduam, & Joannem Moretum. (1591). 4to. (10),7-407,(25)pp. With the finalblank. Index. Copper engraved title page, with the emblems of the TwelveCaesars forming a border, and the hand of God with the Plantin Compass, withthe figures for "Labore et Constantia" on each side (1" repairedtear at outer margin of title). Text illustrated with numerous woodcuts ofRoman coins. Cont. vellum, a bit soiled. $1,000.00(trade discount allowed)
Anotable edition for the fine copper engraved title page and the learnedcommentary of Torrentius. BL Dutch STC p. 194. Adams S2052.
 
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