BRUNCK, R.F.P. (1729-1803; editor). Ethike poiesis [in Greek] sive Gnomici poetae Graeci. Strasbourg: sumptibus bibliopolii academici, 1784. 4º (211 x 165mm). Numerous woodcut culs-de-lampe. Contemporary blue morocco, spine gilt in compartments with circular tool, sides with wavy and pointillé borders and centered with a crest with feathers, red silk endpapers, gilt edges. Provenance: Antoine-Augustin Renouard (1765-1853; gilt stamp at foot of upper cover) -- 'G.H.B.' (19th-century oval bookplate).
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BRUNCK, R.F.P. (1729-1803; editor). Ethike poiesis [in Greek] sive Gnomici poetae Graeci. Strasbourg: sumptibus bibliopolii academici, 1784. 4º (211 x 165mm). Numerous woodcut culs-de-lampe. Contemporary blue morocco, spine gilt in compartments with circular tool, sides with wavy and pointillé borders and centered with a crest with feathers, red silk endpapers, gilt edges. Provenance: Antoine-Augustin Renouard (1765-1853; gilt stamp at foot of upper cover) -- 'G.H.B.' (19th-century oval bookplate).

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BRUNCK, R.F.P. (1729-1803; editor). Ethike poiesis [in Greek] sive Gnomici poetae Graeci. Strasbourg: sumptibus bibliopolii academici, 1784. 4º (211 x 165mm). Numerous woodcut culs-de-lampe. Contemporary blue morocco, spine gilt in compartments with circular tool, sides with wavy and pointillé borders and centered with a crest with feathers, red silk endpapers, gilt edges. Provenance: Antoine-Augustin Renouard (1765-1853; gilt stamp at foot of upper cover) -- 'G.H.B.' (19th-century oval bookplate).

THE RENOUARD COPY. A LARGE-PAPER COPY IN CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO.