1679 – History of Rome – Livy | Abe Urbe Condita, Elzevier & Gronovius, 3vol

Few works on the history of Rome are as important and impactful as Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita. Livy began working on this work at the end of the 1st-century BC and covers the earliest times and the foundation of Rome through the reign of Caesar Augustus. This 1679 Elzevier edition was edited with notes by Johannes Gronovius and Carlo Sigonio.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Titi Livii historiarum quod extat
• Author(s): Titus Livius
• Contributor(s): Johannes Gronovius (Editor); Carlo Sigonio (Editor)
• Publisher: Amstelodami, Apud Danielem Elsevirium
• Edition: 1678-79 edition
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (12mo), three volume set
• Size:  7.75 in x 5 in (19 cm x 12.7 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol. 1: [48], 922, [70], 62 pp;
  • Vol. 2: [2], 973, [30], 58 pp;
  • Vol. 3: 1080, [82] pp
• Illustrations: 2 engraved portrait plates; added engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • Extant books of Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
  • Editorial notes by Johannes Gronovius

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather bindings remain tight and secure, with mild rubbing at corners and edges. The spines show expected age toning, while the text blocks are tight and stable. The engraved title page is retained and clean. Pages exhibit minor age toning consistent with seventeenth-century paper, without loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• Seventeenth-century Elzevier printing of Livy’s foundational Roman history
• Ideal for collectors of classical antiquity and Dutch Golden Age printing

Item Number: #50123