Rallying the Athenians.- Demosthenes. Orationes quatuor contra Philippum, scarce, Venice, Sons of
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Rallying the Athenians.- Demosthenes. Orationes quatuor contra Philippum, translated by Paulus Manutius, woodcut printer's device to title, initial spaces with guide-letters, early ink marginalia and underlining, including a note to final f. praising Paulus' translation, ownership blind-stamp to outer margin of title, some marginal worming to last few ff., mostly marginal water-staining, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, modern binding of old vellum over boards, some staining, [Ahmanson-Murphy 414; Renouard 151:8; EDIT 16 CNCE 16744], small 4to, Venice, Sons of Aldus, 1551.*** A scarce copy at auction of this reprint of the 1549 edition of Paulus Manutius' esteemed translation of Demosthenes' four orations to rally the Athenians against Philip of Macedon, who was beginning his conquest of Greece.
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Rallying the Athenians.- Demosthenes. Orationes quatuor contra Philippum, scarce, Venice, Sons of
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