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Juvenal, Decimus Junius and Aulus Persius Flaccus. A. Persii Satyrarum Liber I. D. Iunii Iuvenalis Satyrarum Lib. V. Supliciae Satyra I: cum veteribus commentarijs nunc primum editis ex bibliotheca P. Pithoei I C. cuius etiam notae quaedam adiectae sunt. Lutetiae [Paris]: Mamert Pattison, 1585. Important first Pithou edition. Bound in mottled calf with gold-stamped armorials to both covers, double-rule gilt border on cover, spine with raised bands and gilt tooling and lettering. Edges sprinkled red. 8vo. [8], 302, [10]pp. [without preliminary é1/2]. Woodcut title vignette. Minor worming at start; at rear, mold stains to endpapers slightly touching last few leaves of index. Splitting along joints, but holding. Extensive old ink marginalia, and some later in graphite. With an invoice detailing recent conservation work. Met Museum PA6555.A2. Rare.