Lot 03006

HACKII. M.DC.LII.”. 1652. [8 p.]; 1856 columns; [102 p. index]; [71 p.]; 188 columns. 36 cm. Decorations dividing sections. Full leather with burgundy spine label. the 1652 folio edition of Scapula’s Lexicon Graeco-latinum, made by Elzevier in Leiden. Section on dialects at rear. Wood engravings: the Elzevier device on title page; head- and tail-pieces; large (10-line) and small ornamental initials.Title page in red and black; text printed in small roman and Greek types; dictionary portions arranged in two columns to the page; index in four or five columns. Full tooled vellum; coat of arms gilt on centerpieces of both covers.Ruled and decorated in gilt on spine. internally very sound, with some foxing in early leaves but quite clear of discoloration in the text itself.