Publisher: Leiden (Lugd. Batav.): Ex Officina Hackiana, 1670.

Illustration: Engraved allegorical title-page; engraved author portrait of Schrevelius (by R. a. Persyn).

Edition: Seventeenth-century Hackiana edition.

Binding: Contemporary full calf, spine gilt in compartments, raised bands, heavily rubbed and worn with chipping to head/tail, joints cracked but holding; boards scuffed, corners worn. Original endpapers preserved with institutional inscription.

Description: A handsome Leiden printing of Schrevelius’ influential Greek–Latin/Latin–Greek manual dictionary, long regarded as one of the most useful and portable lexica for students of the classics. First issued in the early 17th century, Schrevelius’ work went through many editions and became a standard reference well into the Enlightenment, valued by both scholars and schools for its compact yet comprehensive coverage of classical Greek vocabulary.

Condition: Fair to Good. Binding rubbed with losses at spine and corners; joints cracked but text block holding firmly. Interior clean and complete, with engraved title and portrait intact. Institutional stamp/inscription at title. Paper crisp with only minor toning.

Annotation: Leiden Hackiana edition of Schrevelius’ manual lexicon (1670), with engraved allegorical title and portrait. Ex-library of Semur. A richly printed bilingual dictionary central to classical learning.

Item #168

Price: $1,000.00