1550 POLITICAL SPEECHES by DEMOSTHENES antique VELLUM BOUND rare

img{max-width:100%} Demosthenes. Oratorum graeciae principis opera, quae ad nostram aetatem per venerunt omnia, per H. Wolfium... Vols. 1-2 in 1 volume Venice, (Scoto); 1550 With woodcut printer's mark 8 lvs., 104 lvs., 214 lvs. Original limp vellum with manuscript title to the spine Vellum soiled, spine slightly damaged, lacks ties, very good interior Rare edition. Size : 4.5 by 7" Text in Latin ========================================= Demosthenes (384 – 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he successfully argued that he should gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance