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C. SUETONII TRANQUILLI OPERA OMNIA, QUE EXTANT

Caius Suetonius Tranquillis, 1684
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     The complete title to this work is: C. SUETONII TRANQUILLI OPERA OMNIA, QUE EXTANT. Interpretatione, Et Notis Illustravit Augustinus Babelonius, Jussu Christianissimi Regis Ad Usum Serenissimi Delphini. The book was published at Paris (Parisiis) by Andream Pralard. The phrase: Interpretatione, Et Notis Illustravit Augustinus Babeloni can be translated as: With annotations of Augustine Babelon.
      This volume was a first edition. It is a very beautiful volume. Note the gilded embossings on the calfskin cover.