An outstanding and quite scarce two volume set of the 1741 first Dublin edition of the book most consider the finest biography every written about Marcus Cicero the greatest orator of the late Roman Republic, and one of the most influential men and leading political figures in the time of Julius Ceasar. Printed in Dublin for John Smith and Abraham Bradley in the same year as the first London edition. Condition: 8vo. Volume 1 (548 pages plus the Index) Volume 2 (664 pages including the Index) - Attractive full leather binding recently restored with new leather spine and black leather spine labels stamped in gilt with endpapers refreshed. Wear to edges, corners bumped with a few scrapes and scratches to the original leather boards. The binding is tight, the book is square, and the interior is in a remarkably well-preserved state with the pages clean, bright and white and free of the usual foxing and toning. Overall, a very good or better copy of this important work and one of the finest examples in the market today.