Foucault

Leges Atticae. Sam. Petitus Collegit Digessit et Libro.

1635 · 51612 — 1635. Paris: Sumptibus Coroli Morelli 1635. Paris: Sumptibus Coroli Morelli 1635. An Important Early Study of Ancient Athenian Law Petit Petitus Samuel 1594-1643. Leges Atticae. Sam. Petitus Collegit Digessit et Libro Commentario Illustravit. Opus Iuris Literarum Et Rei Antiquariae Studiosis Utilissimum VIII. Libris Distinctum In Quo Varii Scriptorum Veterum Graecorum et Latinorum Loci Explicantur et Emendantur. Paris: Sumptibus Caroli Morelli 1635. xii 55 1 557 i.e. 567 1 pp. Folio 13-1/2" x 8-3/4". Contemporary calf gilt rules to boards raised bands gilt title and gilt ornaments to spine. A few scuffs to boards some wear to spine ends and corners. Title page with large copperplate vignette printed in red and black woodcut head-pieces tail-pieces and decorated initials. Armorial bookplate of Nicolas-Joseph Foucault to front free endpaper armorial bookplate of the Earls of Macclesfield to front free endpaper. Toning minor worming in a few places with no loss to text internally clean. Small shelf labels to spine ends small embossed Macclesfield stamps to title page and a few leaves. A very handsome copy. $2500. First edition. The author of this study of ancient Athenian law was a distinguished scholar correspondent with leading European men of letters and a friend of Selden Gessendi and Vossius. The work was reissued by K.A. Duker in 1740. This copy comes from the libraries of Nicolas-Joseph Foucault 1643-1721 and the Earls of Macclesfield. Foucault was an influential French civil servant and attorney. A dedicated bibliophile he amassed a vast private library and was an honorary member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. The library of the Earls of Macclesfield at Shirburn Castle was one of the finest private libraries in Great Britain. Universal Short-Title Catalogue 6028933. unknown