Tib. Hemsterhusii Animadversionum in Lucianum Appendix, ex Schedis Mss. In Bibl. Lugd. Bat. Servatis Collegit [Scarce edition work on Lucian of Samosata]

Leiden: Geel, Jacob, 1824. Jacob Geel (Ed.). 1st ed., quarto, text in Latin and Greek, pp.66, note in ink ffep "coll(ated) & per(fect) 1849", contemporary binding in half leather, marbled bds and eps, taped hinges, sections of leather spine damaged and missing, contents clean and in very good cond.

Scarce previously unpublished work on Lucianus (Lucian of Samosata) by the 18th century Dutch philologist, Tiberius Hemsterhuis, a critic and founder of a Dutch school of criticism. Lucianus was known for his satire. His work 'A True Story' is considered to be one of the first science fiction stories. Item #97514

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