1543 EPIC POEM on PUNIC WARS by Silius Italicus antique PIGSKIN BINDING RARE

img{max-width:100%} Silius Italicus. Libri XVIII. bellorum, quae Romani adversus Poenos gesserunt. Cum annotationibus Hermanni Buschii. Basel, Heinrich Petri, 15438 leaves, 665 pages, 3 leaves. With woodcut printer's device at the colophon. Size 4 by 6" (14.5x9.5cm.)Blind stamped pigskin binding , worn, missing ties, with manuscript the year of publication on the front cover. -- VD16 S 6480. -The edition by the humanist Hermann von dem Busche (1468-1534), first published in Leipzig in 1504. The Punica is the only work of the Roman poet Silus Italicus (around 25-100 AD), the epic about the second Punic War comprises around 12,000 verses and is considered the most comprehensive Latin epic that has come down to us from antiquity. Ex-library. With old annotations. Text in Latin Please see my other auctions   Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refu