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Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaius. Opera et in illa commentarius Samuelis Pitisci, in quo antiquitates Romanae ex auctoribus idoneis fere nongentis, Graecis et Latinis, veteribus et recentioribus, perpetuo tenore explicantur... Editio secunda. 2 vols.

With 29 copperplates (incl. frontispiece and 6 folding) and 18 engr. head- and tail-pieces. (48), 724 pp.; title, 1 leaf, pp. (725–) 1344. 4to. Contemp. full calf (spines rubbed, outer joints broken). – Leuwarden, Franciscus Halma, 1714–15.

Valuable and richly illustrated second edition of Sueton’s works edited by Samuel Pitiscus. – Brunet V, 582f.; Ebert 21935; Lipsius 386. – 1 leaf printed dedication to Samuel Petiscus loosely inserted in vol. I. Frontispiece with marginal defect to upper margin (without affecting illus.). Some browning and minor foxing throughout. – Best.-Nr. 12796