C Crispus Sallustius; L Annaeus Florus; [Sallust]; [Florus] — C Crispus Sallustius Et L Annaeus Florus

Birmingham, Joannis Baskerville, 1773. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound, first Baskerville edition of Sallust and Florus' historical writings. In a full diced calf binding.ESTC reference no T133320. Collated, complete. Armorial bookplate of Rev. Thomas Briggs of Kings College Cambridge to the front pastedown. Inscription to the recto of front endpaper 'Presented to John Quicke eldest son of John Quicke of Newton House in the county of Devon Esqre. on his leaving Eton, by his tutor the Reverend Thomas Briggs, 1799&apos.Baskerville was an innovative type designer and printer. His typefaces were greatly admired by Benjamin Franklin. The Baskerville type is regarded as a transitional serif typeface intended as a refinement of the old-style typefaces of the period such as Calson. This work contains historical writings by Sallust, an early Roman historian in the time of Julius Caesar, and Florus. Florus lived during the times of Hadrian and Trajan. In Latin. A lovely example of these classical historical writings, presented in the innovative Baskerville typeface. In a full diced calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to the joints. Loss to the spine. Joints are cracked, with the front hinge tender. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Presentation inscription to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spot to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, just the odd spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .