These few chapters on Greek, Persian and Carthaginian leaders are all that survive of the author's vaster work, admired in its time by Catullus, Cicero and Atticus. This edition, in shapely italic type, is the fruit of mid-century Lyonnaise printing. Bound in contemporary full calf, scored in gilt. Gilt paneled spine with leather lettering pieces. Joints and hinges tender or splitting.
Spines show signs of wear, with vertical cracks and leather labels peeling.
Boards are smooth and well-preserved. Bookplate of John Deacon. The General History of Polybius. In five books. Translated from the Greek by Mr. Hampton.