Cicero - Topica - 1541

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Cicero's Topica, a Latin work in 1st edition format from 1541, comprises 480 pages and is bound in parchment with a size of 18 by 12.5 cm, published by Seb. Gryphio in Lyon, in good condition.

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Very rare edition of the 'Topica' (or 'Art of Places'), a rhetorical work composed in 44 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero. It deals with topiké, or the art of finding arguments during the invention phase.

Topica of Marcus Tullius Cicero... Lyon [Lugdunum], at Seb. Gryphium, 1541.

PP.: 480. Complete.

Copy with cards in overall good condition, with a large oil stain on pages 123-132 that does not impair readability and a marginal termite gallery. Notes from the former owner on the back of the title page and in the margins.

Contemporary full parchment binding with handwritten title on the back. Well preserved. White endpapers.

Seller's Story

I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Very rare edition of the 'Topica' (or 'Art of Places'), a rhetorical work composed in 44 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero. It deals with topiké, or the art of finding arguments during the invention phase.

Topica of Marcus Tullius Cicero... Lyon [Lugdunum], at Seb. Gryphium, 1541.

PP.: 480. Complete.

Copy with cards in overall good condition, with a large oil stain on pages 123-132 that does not impair readability and a marginal termite gallery. Notes from the former owner on the back of the title page and in the margins.

Contemporary full parchment binding with handwritten title on the back. Well preserved. White endpapers.

Seller's Story

I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Linguistics, Memorabilia, Philosophy, Reference
Book Title
Topica
Author/ Illustrator
Cicero
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1541
Height
18 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Width
12.5 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Seb. Gryphio; Lugduni [Lione]
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
480
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