Ηρόδοτος, Γεώργιος Γεμιστός - Πλήθων (Gemistus Pletho), Joachim Camerarius (ed.), "Ηροδότου λόγοι εννέα, οίπερ επικαλούνται Μούσαι, Herodoti Libri Novem, quibus Musarum... ad haec, Γεωργίου Γεμιστού, του και Πλήθωνος, περί την μετά των εν Μαντινεία μαχών, βιβλία β. Georgii Gemisti, qui et Pletho dicitur, de iis quaè post pugnam ad Mantineam gesta sunt, libri II...", Basileae, in officina Hervagiana, 1541. 4to (20 x 29.5cm), pp. [18], 310. woodcut printers device to verso. This is the second ever printed edition in Greek about Herodotus, with the first published in Venice by Aldus Manutius in 1502 (ιστορικά η δεύτερη έκδοση του Ηροδότου τυπωμένη στα Ελληνικά). In this edition is included an important work of the Byzantine Philosopher Gemistus Pletho (Γεώργιος Γεμιστός Πλήθων) entitled "Εκ των Διοδώρου και Πλουτάρχου περί την μετά των εν Μαντινείᾳ μαχών, εν κεφαλαίοις διάληψις", first printed in Venice 1503 by Aldus Manutius. In this work, Pletho includes his remarks along the system of government of ancient Sparta, a system that affected his ideas of ideal government. The current work is edited by Joachim Camerarius, important German classical scholar and translator of many ancient Greek writers. He also produced the first printed Greek edition of Ptolemys astrology text, the Tetrabiblos, in 1535. Soiling on title-page and first ~30 sheets, continuing in fine condition. Marginal contemporary notes mainly on pp.1-19, occasional after. Also extensive contemporary extensive notes in Latin about the Egyptian perception of time in numerical terms, in black ink, on last blanc sheet and again notes about the edition (more recent: end of 19th - early 20th century) in English on first blanc sheet, along with information of the auction that this piece was purchased. Full contemporary leather blind-stamped, spine with raised bands. wear along joints and extremities. An extremely rare copy of the only second edition of Herodotus printed in Greek language, accompanied with an also extremely rare work of Gemistus Pletho (Γεώργιος Γεμιστός - Πλήθων).