Author transposed from head of title. Signatures: pi⁴ A¹² B-Z⁸ 2a-2c⁸. Two states exist: var. A has an initial gathering A in 8's with title: "Valerii Maximi Dictorum et factorum memorabilium libri nouem" with printer's device on title page and colophon; var. B has gathering A containing 12 leaves with title: "Valerius Max. Exempla quatuor nuper inventa ante caput de omnibus" and printer's device only at colophon. Prefatory letter dated Aprilis MDIII. Printer's device at colophon.
Preliminary gathering pi lacking. In early red goatskin; double gilt fillet with angled corner tools and center piece; gilt title and tooling on spine; gilt edges; marbled endpapers. Stamp: Robert Fearington. Guide letters are rubricated; underscoring and other decorations in red ink; annotations in an early hand. "Corrance, 1736" on recto of front free endpaper.
