TERENCE. *Comodiae*. Paris, Typographia Regia, 1642. Folio, - Lot 168

TERENCE. *Comodiae*. Paris, Typographia Regia, 1642. Folio, red morocco leather, two rolled edges and a straight lace border, *Du Seuil*-style decoration, spine embossed with small ironwork, gilt edges (contemporary binding). A sumptuous edition adorned with a beautiful frontispiece title page depicting a finely engraved frieze of theatrical masks, with putti in the center playing with a large mask in front of a stage curtain. This typographic edition from the Royal Printing Office is adorned with finely engraved headpieces, initials, and tailpieces. A well-preserved copy in a rich contemporary binding. From the Hans Furstenberg Library (ex-libris). The spine of the front cover is cracked.

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