Examen Critique des Anciens Historiens D'Alexandre-Le-Grand
by Sainte-Croix
Published by: Henry Grand, Paris, 1810.
Hardback is overall in GOOD- condition.
- Volume displays notable overall wear to covers, with well preserved interior.
- Leatherbound.
- Covers display pronounced overall rubbing and wear, with exposed boards along edges and general scuffing.
- Front board is detached. (See photos)
- Spine features text and lines in gilt and five raised bands.
- Spine is overall in better condition than boards, yet shows rubbing and chipping to ends as well as rubbing along shoulders and a partial sticker with writing to foot.
- Binding is fragile. Front cover is detached. Gutter is intact in rest of textblock. (See photos)
- Pastedowns feature handsome colored marble design.
- Front fep is detached, and has signature from previous owner. (See photos)
- Ex-libris with bookplate on front pastedown, bearing illustration and text. (See photos)
- Fold-out plates are well preserved with occasional mild to moderate edgewear and gentle toning. Plates at end of book show more pronounced toning as well as foxing. (See photos)
- Interior is gently age-toned and overall well preserved. Toning is more pronounced, and accompanied with foxing, at beginning and end of volume than in center.
- Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
- Textblock edges feature blue marbling and some tinting along head, and displays expected toning.
- Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
- SC20181220
924 pages. 8 x 10.5 inches.
A comprehensive history of the great Macedonian prince. The volume is not only a detailed biography of the historical figure, but also a critical comparative examination of the various historians who documented the life of the conqueror. The author bases on the most reliable ancient historians on the subject, to not only document his own but recommend the most trustworthy sources. All the key events in the life of Alexander The Great are explored with tremendous chronological and geographical accuracy, making it an invaluable piece of history on ancient figures.
Text in French. Second Edition. Features nine fold-out plates including large map.
Provenance: Marked from the library of Professor Bernadotte Perrin (1847-1920), an American classicist.
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