1590 Rare Latin vellum Book - Cicero Orations / Speeches - Philippics - Orationum Marci Tullii Ciceronis

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Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Title : Orationum Marci Tullii Ciceronis volumen tertium. Editio ad Manutianam & Brutinam conformata. Adiectæ sunt annotationes & castigationes, ex variis doctorum virorum scriptis selectæ. (Complete 3rd volume of the Orations of Cicero).
Language : Text in Latin.
Publisher : Francofurdi : Apud Andreæ Wecheli heredes, Claudium Marnium & Ioann. Aubrium, 1590.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages : 483 pages.
Binding : Attractive and very good original 16th century vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some foxing and staining, handwritten exlibris of a previous owner on title page, rare underlining to few pages - as shown).

Estimate: (USD 500 - USD 700)

The book : Scarce and attractive 16th century edition of 24 complete speeches / orations of Cicero including his famous Philippics.

The author : Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists