[Rarebooks] FS: Not for Everyone!, but, a Very Rare Latin/Hungarian dictionary of proverbs. 1713

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Kis Viczai, Jozsef (comp.). SELECTIORA ADAGIA LATINO-HUNGARICA In Gratiam & Usum Scholasticae Juventutis Collecta, et in Alphabeti Seriem Concinnata... Bartphae (i.e. Bardejov, Slovakia): Typus Civitatis. 1713. 12mo. (36),552pp. Cont. calf embossed with coat-of-arms of William Stirling. Some minor rubbing, nicely rebacked by J. Leighton. A.e.g. Bookplates (including William Stirling's and Victor de Guinzburg's) on front pastedown and front free endpaper. Occasional underlining.    $650.00 (trade discount allowed)
William Stirling (1818-1878) was a Scottish historical writer and politician. He took the name Stirling-Maxwell when he succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1865. He was one of the great book collectors of the 19th century.

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