Flavius Arrien - Les guerres d'Alexandre - 1651
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Flavius Arrien’s *Les guerres d'Alexandre* is a 500-page French-language history book published in 1651, bound in leather.
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“The Wars of Alexander” is a famous French translation of Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander (the history of Alexander the Great’s military campaigns written by the Greek historian Flavius Arrian in the 2nd century AD). The translation is by Nicolas Perrot, sieur d’Ablancourt - in Paris, at Augustin Courbé, 1651 - (16) ff, 500 pages, (11) ff - full dark brown calfskin of the period - in-8 - 11.5 x 17.5 cm.
Condition: 1 missing on the lower cap, 1 split spine along 6 cm, bindings solid, corners worn, spine with raised bands ornamented with gilded fleurons and the morocco garnet title piece, some foxing and browned leaves, speckled edges. Complete. Apart from the flaws noted, copy in good condition.
Content: The detailed historical narrative of the life and conquests of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC), from his accession to the throne of Macedonia to his death in Babylon, including the destruction of Thebes, the Battle of the Granicus, the Battle of Issus, the siege of Tyre, the Battle of Gaugamela against Darius III, and the expedition to India.
“The Wars of Alexander” is a famous French translation of Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander (the history of Alexander the Great’s military campaigns written by the Greek historian Flavius Arrian in the 2nd century AD). The translation is by Nicolas Perrot, sieur d’Ablancourt - in Paris, at Augustin Courbé, 1651 - (16) ff, 500 pages, (11) ff - full dark brown calfskin of the period - in-8 - 11.5 x 17.5 cm.
Condition: 1 missing on the lower cap, 1 split spine along 6 cm, bindings solid, corners worn, spine with raised bands ornamented with gilded fleurons and the morocco garnet title piece, some foxing and browned leaves, speckled edges. Complete. Apart from the flaws noted, copy in good condition.
Content: The detailed historical narrative of the life and conquests of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC), from his accession to the throne of Macedonia to his death in Babylon, including the destruction of Thebes, the Battle of the Granicus, the Battle of Issus, the siege of Tyre, the Battle of Gaugamela against Darius III, and the expedition to India.
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Number of books
1
Subject
History, War history
Book title
Les guerres d'Alexandre
Author/ Illustrator
Flavius Arrien
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1651
Height
17.5 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
11.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
500
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