A HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD by DIODORUS SICULUS, 1700. For Sale

The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian. In Fifteen Books. The First Five, Contain the Antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the Islands and Europe. The Last Ten, An Historical Account of the Affairs of the Persians, Grecians, Macedonians, and Other Parts of the World. To Which are Added The Fragments of Diodorus, That are Found in the Bibliotheca of Photius: Together With Those Publish\'d By H Valesius, L. Rhodomannus and F Ursinus.London; Awnsham and John Churchil, 1699-1700.Pages; (28), 446, 473-797, (33). With some mispaginations as standard.Dimensions; large- 321 by 215mm. Contains 3 maps - which includes 2 folding maps (complete).Leather binding in good condition, original panelled leather covers, rebacked, the hinges are secure, wear to the leather on the covers. The text is complete, browning and marking to the title page, intermittent browning and light browning to the pages.The historical library of Diodorus Siculus. An unparalled work on ancient history (although not written without bias). The Fragments of Diodorus Siculus at the rear, in three parts, each with a separatetitle page dated 1699.With a fold out map of ancient Sicily 400 by 314mm, a fold out map of ancient Greece 445 by 360mm, full page map of ancient Asia.****

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