ΣΤΡΑΒΩΝΑΣ / STRABO, CASAUBON Isaac (editor), “STRABONIS RERUM GEOGRAPHICARUM Libri XVII”, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris], Typis regiis, MDCXX [1620]. Folio, pp.[10], 843, [116], 282, [4]. Title printed in red and black with engraved vignette of Louis XIII arms, double-column text in Greek and Latin, engraved initials and chapter ornaments. Enlarged and corrected second edition of Strabo’s Geography with Casaubon’s commentary. Stabo’s text in Greek beside Xylanders Latin translation, and with commentaries by Fédéric Morel and Isaac Casaubon. This praised edition is considered the first complete and accurate printed edition, as previous versions were based on imperfect texts and inaccurate translations. In publishing Strabo’s work, Casaubon had the advantage of access to more faithful reproductions of the text through his father in law, the publisher Henri Estienne. It is also the first printed edition to include commentary on the text. Isaac Casaubon’s work was so well regarded that it remained the basis of subsequent editions for three centuries. Brunet V:554. Contemporary full-calf with large blind-stamped in gilt coat of arms on both boards. Front cover along with the first 2 sheets detached. Extensively rubbed, worn along extremities and spine, occasional spotting inside.