Virgilio Malvezzi — Discourses Upon Cornelius Tacitus

London, E. G. for R. Whitaker, 1642. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of Virgilio Malvezzi's discourse work on the life of Virgilio Malvezzi, illustrated with a detailed woodcut title page. The first English edition of this work.Illustrated with a woodcut title page.ESTC citation number R13322.Collated, complete.Text is continuous despite pagination.An interesting work on Tacitus, set out through a series of fifty-three discourses.Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a Roman historian and politician, generally regarded to be one of the greatest historians of the Roman era. He was active during the Silver Age of Latin literature known for his Latin writing style of brevity and compactness.These discourses offer an interesting insight into the life and work of the important Roman figure.Originally written in Italian by Virgilio Malvezzi, a seventeenth century historian and essayist.This edition translated by Sir Richard Baker. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Small cracks to the joints. A little loss of leather to the rear board. Boards are a little bowed. A little worming to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Ink to the title page. Title page is a little edge worn. Faint tidemark to the edge of the first few pages. A little wear to thee last few pages, with a closed tear to the last leaf. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .