CAIUS SUETONIUS TRANQUILLUS. CUM ANNOTATIONIBUS DIVERSORUM.
by Suetonius (Caius Suetonius Tranquillus)(Ca. 69-122 A.D.)
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Typis Ludovici Elzevirii, sumptibus societatis, Amsterodami [Louis Elzevier, Amsterdam]: 1650., 1650 pp. 369, (13) + Engraved title. One leaf torn across the top with loss of about 10 lines. Old damp stain. 32 mo. [115 x 66 mm.]. Worn contemporary paper boards binding. Little is known about Suetonius' life except that he was briefly the private secretary of Emperor Hadrian. His work, De vita Caesarum [Concerning the Lives of the (Twelve) Caesars] survives almost in full. In it he does little to hide the sexual activities or moral depravity of the Roman court. There are also fragments of a much larger collection of biographies, De viris illustribus [Concerning Illustrious Men]. He gathered together all sorts of anecdotes, and the resultant biographies are lively and informative. The Dutch family of Elzevier (Elzevir; Elsevier) were the foremost printers of their time. They produced a vast variety of well printed scholarly and popular books; many in a very small handy format. Louis Elzevier, the founder of the firm, produced his first book in Leiden in 1583. The 'golden age' of Elzevier printing was between 1620 and 1680. The Elzevier dynasty probably produced their last publication in 1770. Willems 1118; Rahir, Les Elzevier, 1133. Small Box OST 5 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.
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- CAIUS SUETONIUS TRANQUILLUS. CUM ANNOTATIONIBUS DIVERSORUM.
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- Suetonius (Caius Suetonius Tranquillus)(Ca. 69-122 A.D.)
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- Hardcover
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- Typis Ludovici Elzevirii, sumptibus societatis, Amsterodami [Louis Elzevier, Amsterdam]: 1650.
- Date Published
- 1650
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- CLASSICS; ANCIENT LITERATURE; ROME; LATIN; EMPEROR; ELZEVIER; 1650; RENAISS ANCE EDITIO
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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.