Ff.6.13
Philosophical works. 1540
M. T. Ciceronis Philosophicorum tomus primus, continens De IIII. academicarum quæstionum libris ad Varronem missis primi partem. Lucullum. De finibus bonorum & malorum lib. v. Tusculanarum quæstionum lib. v. Ex Petri Victorij castigationes..
Other title: Vol 2 has title: Philosophicorum Ciceronis secundus tomus
Other title: Vol 3 has title: Tertius tomus Ciceronis de philosophia
M. T. Ciceronis philosophicorvm tomvs primvs
Philosophicorvm Ciceronis secvndvs tomvs
Tertivs tomvs Ciceronis de philosophia
Lugduni : Apud Seb. Gryphium,, 1540..
3 v. in 1 (468, [4]; 412, [4]; 226, [2] p.) ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Forms part of the "Opera" issued by Gryphius, 1540-1541. See Adams where the present volumes are described as vols VII, VIII.i and VIII.ii.
Vol 2 title-page reads: Philosophicorum Ciceronis secundus tomus, in quo De natura deorum libri III. De diuinatione libri II. De fato liber I. Somnium Scipionis, quod è sex libris de Repub. superest. De legibus libri III. De uniuersitate liber I. Q. Ciceronis De petitione consulatus liber I. Phænomena Arati, à M. Tullio adolescente in Latinum conuersa.
Vol 3 title-page reads: Tertius tomus Ciceronis de philosophia, continense De officijs libros III. Lælium: siue, De amicitia librum I. Catonem maiorem: siue, De senectute librum I. De paradoxis Stoicorum librum I.
Vol 2 has imprint: Apud Seb. Gryphium Lugduni, 1540.
Vol 3 has imprint: Seb. Gryphius excudebat Lugduni, anno M. D. XXXX.
Signatures: a-z⁸ A-F⁸ G⁴ (G3 blank) ; aa-zz⁸ AA-CC⁸ (CC7 blank) ; A-N⁸ O¹⁰.
Woodcut device on vol 1 title-page with motto "Virtute duce, comite fortuna"; woodcut Gryphius device on final verso in all 3 parts.
Ruled in red throughout.
Historiated initials.
Adams, C1642
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
17th/18th-century brown sheep quarter binding; five raised bands; marbled-paper boards; black morocco spine-label; ?earlier gilt and gauffered fore-edges.
Previously: Fl.6.23.
Philosophy, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Gryphius, Sebastianus, 1493 - 1556 printer.
Reynolds, John, 1667 - 1727 former owner.
France Lyon.
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