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Author: John Barclay.Title: Io. Barclaii Argenis. Editio novissima. Cum Clave. Hoc est, nominum propriorum elucidatione hactenus nondum edita.Publisher: Amstelodami (Amsterdam), apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1655.Language: Text in LatinSize: 5" X 3.5".Pages: 569 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary full-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the nice illustrated title page.****
The book: Rare early 17th-century Elzevir edition of Barclay's best-known work, the Argenis, a political romance, resembling in certain respects the Arcadia of Philip Sidney, and the Utopia of Thomas More. The book was completed about a fortnight before his death, which has been said to have been hastened by poison.