SALLUST, (86--34 B.C)
[Catilina. French. 1663]
L'histoire romaine de Salvste. De la conivration de Catilina, et de la gverre de Ivgvrta. De la traduction de Me Odet Philippe, sieur Desmares, conseiller du Roy au siege de Falaize.
A Rouen, et se vend a Paris chez Louis Billaine, 1663.
[34], 357, [3] p. ; 14.1 cm. (12º)

Printer's statement on p. [33]: 'Acheué d'imprimer, A Roven, par L. Mavrry, ce deuxiéme Ianuier, 1663' - p. [33]. Another issue names T. Jolly as the bookseller. With a privilege leaf dated 4 February 1663 and registered 14 March 1663, according to which 'ledit Billaine a fait part de sondit Priuilege à Thomas Jolly, Marchand Libraire à Paris'. Woodcut vignette on the title-page.

Copy Notes Bought from Thomas Boone for 1s., 5 July 1815. (Spiers Box). Price in pencil on front pastedown 1/-. Former library shelfmark in ink on front free-endpaper: 2:1:ll / 18. Ink inscriptions and devices (illegible) on final free-endpapers.

Binding C17th vellum, later red morocco spine-label, gilt-lettered spine date.

Reference Number 1039