2 Beautiful 18th Century Collections Of "harangues" Taken From Herodotus, Thucydes, And The Greek Histories Of...

A very fine copy in its 18th century binding, full porphyry calf, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt irons, titles and volume numbers in olive and red morocco, covers framed with triple gilt fillets, marbled endpapers and edges. Printed in Paris, at Nyon l'ainé & fils, Booksellers, rue du Jardinet, near the Printer of the Parliament. M.DCC. LXXXVIII. (1788). "Harangues" taken from: Herodotus, Thucydes, Xenophon's Greek Histories, his Retreat of the Ten Thousand, and his Cyropaedia, Inserted in an abridgement of the Histories of these same Authors, with Notes on the text of Thucydides' Harangues: Translated by Mr. Abbé Auger, Vicar General of Lescar, of the Academy of Inscriptions & Belles-Lettres. This remarkable copy on fresh 8vo paper of the serious translation work of Abbé Auger... A reference in the field of Ancient Literature of a faithful and recognized translation....