HUCYDIDES; Thomas Hobbess (transl.): History of the Grecian War: in eight books.

Written by Thucydides. Faithfully translated from the original by Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury. With maps describing the countrey. L, Printed by Andrew Clark for Charles Harper, 1676, Second edition, 'much corrected and amended'. With additional engraved title, 2 engraved maps (one folding and one double-page), 3 further engraved plates, including one folding & woodcut initials. Folio (32x20.5 cm). Cont. full leather rebacked preserving the original spine. One plate professionally restored and foredge shaved, but the image is complete. The Armorial bookplate of "Walter Charles James" to front pastedown.

Provenance:

From the library of Michael Kuczynski