Polybe, Folard & Vincent Thuillier - Histoire de Polybe - 1729-1730

Rare six-volume set of this illustrated edition with 127 engravings on copper, of which 74 are double-page or folding, and with 3 unlisted maps, translated from Greek by Thuillier with comments by Folard, illustrated with beautiful plates hors-texte including two-page spreads and folding plates -

The edition presents the history of the Mediterranean world between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, a period during which the Roman Republic progressively established itself as the leading political, military, and diplomatic power of the ancient world -

Polybius undertakes to explain how, in less than fifty-three years, Rome manages to subdue most of the Mediterranean states, turning a set of regional conflicts into universal domination -

The author opens his narrative with an analysis of the events following Alexander the Great’s conquests and the fragmentation of his empire among the Hellenistic kingdoms -

Polybius, Folard & Vincent Thuillier - The History of Polybius - 1729/1730 - 6 volumes - At the Expense of the Company -
8 + LXXIV + LXXX + 286 - XLIII + 510 - XLII + 10 + 434 - XLVIII + 482 pp. + 2 - XXXVIII + 508 - C + 558 pp. + 2 Pages.

Good condition of bindings, volumes in their full brown calf of the period, signs of wear, some minor defects on boards and spines, several crowns damaged, torn cords, titles tending to fade, corners worn, red edges, spine with raised cords adorned with gilded motifs, gilded headings and tomes, cold-stamped fillets framing the boards -

Good interior condition, browning and humidity stains, small vignette on the title page, beautiful printer’s history initial, pretty headbands, first edition translated from Greek by Thuillier with Folard’s commentary, illustrated with 127 copper engravings, including 74 double-page or folding plates, and 3 unlisted maps, endpapers in satisfactory state, ex-libris, pleasant overall -

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