L. & M. Annaei Senecae [Seneca the Younger] — L. & M. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae

Amsterdami, Apud Guiljelmum & Joannem Blaeu, 1632 . First edition. Leather. The first Blaeu edition of Seneca's Tragedies, with notes by English schoolmaster and scholar Thomas Farnaby. The very scarce first Willem & Johannes Blaeu edition of Seneca's Tragedies. In a full speckled calf binding. Bound with the original blanks and endpapers. Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571 - 1638) was the founder of a large publishing firm that became famous in the field of cartography under the name Blaeu. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlandish or Dutch school of cartography during its golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries.Accompanied by scholarly notes by Thomas Farnaby (c. 1575 – 12 June 1647), who operated a successful school in the Cripplegate ward of London and enjoyed great success with his annotations of classic Latin authors.Duodecimo.Register; A-P12, Q6. Collated against a copy held by Hathi Trust, complete.  In a full speckled calf binding. Externally, with a couple minor losses to the front board leather and two short splits to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with toning to the endpapers. Worming to the upper half of the leaves. Good . Ill.: None. Good .