CORNELIUS NEPOS, "Les Vies des Grands Capitaines de la Grèce, en Latin et en Francois, Traduction nouvelle, avec des notes Geographiques, Historiques et Critiques / Nouvelle Edition", A Lyon, Chez Freres PERISSE, [1759]. In 16mo, p. xii,418,[2]. With engraved title vignette. 

Rare edition of this reference work by Cornelius Nepos retracing the lives of the Great Captains of Greece in his time. (Miltiades, Themistocles, Aristide, Pausanias, Cimon, Lysander, Alcibiades, Thrasybulus, Conon, Dion, Iphicrates, Chabrias, Timothy, Datame, Epimanondas, Pelopidas, Agesilaus, Eumenes et.al.)Cornelius Nepos (born around -100, died around -251) is a Latin writer who maintains friendly relations with Atticus, a correspondence with Cicero and close relations with Catullus. Latin text next to French text.

Contemporary full brown leather, with visible wear (heavilly rubbed, loose crowns, dented corners), ornated ribbed spine, marbled edges, gilt titling on morocco piece. Marbled end papers, light soiling and spotting inside, with pretty headbands, lamp ends. Clean and tight.