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Les histoires de Polybe : avec les fragmens ov extraits dv Mesme Avthevr, contenant la pluspart des Ambassades

Polybius, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL), Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner · 1669 · A Paris : Thomas Iolly , au l'alaisen la Salle des Merciers, à la Palme, & aux Armes d'Hollande. Et Simon Benard, Libraire Iuré, ruè S. Iacques à l'Image de N. Dame, vis-à vis les RR.PP. Iesuites · 4 pictures

A 1669 French translation of the histories of Polybius, printed in Paris by Thomas Iolly and Simon Benard for Parisian booksellers, later owned by John Adams. Its pictures are small woodcut ornaments and a bookplate: a crown framed by ribbons and flowers, a diamond-set initial A in a square border, a bird among scrolls, and an engraved coat of arms with supporters, which suggest ready-made decorative devices for headpieces, initials and bookplates.

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