ΞΕΝΟΦΩΝ, “ Xenophontis oratoris et historici... opera, quæ quidem graecè extant omnia, eademque eruditissimorum virorum labore in latinam linguam conversa…”, Basel, Nikolaus Brylinger, 1555.

Third edition printed in Basle. Folio, pp.[14], 678, [1].Original text in Greek with translations in Latin in parallel columns. Woodcut printer`s device on title, woodcut initials.

Containing Xenophon’s the Socratic writings Apology, Memorabilia, Symposium, and Oeconomicus and all major Xenpophon’s works Cyropaedia & Cyrus Anabasis, Republic of the Lacedaemonians, Athenian Democracy, Agesilaus of Sparta, Hiero of Syracuse & Hipparchicus.  

Significant humanist work, with translations by important classic and humanist scholars such as, Francesco Filelfo, Willibald Pirckheimer, Romolo Quirino Amaseo, Bessarion, Leonardo Bruni -Aretino, Erasmus, Joachim Camerarius, Sebastian Castellio. Contemporary binding: full leather, spine with raised bands & decorations in gilt, covers paneled in gilt. External wear, rubbing, soiling, cracked joints. Internally: title page creased, with tear and signs of water-stain evident marginally until pp.13, pencil note on title page and occasionally afterwards, light spotting and soiling, ex-libris label on paste-down end-paper. Adams X-9, Hoffmann III pp. 576.