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Lot 4487: Gellius, Aulus ( c . 125-after 180). , Noctium Atticarum libri undeviginti. Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andreas Torresanus, September 1515

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 02, 2008

Item Overview

Description

8vo (144 x 86mm.), second ("correct") issue with 'duernionem' on final leaf, ff. [32], 289, [51], italic letter, illustration : woodcut Aldine device on title-page and verso of final leaf, binding : eighteenth-century French red morocco gilt, sides panelled with 2-line borders, fleur-de-lys at corners, spine gilt in compartments with fleurs-de-lys, gilt edges , a few light damp-stains in margins, lower outer corner of A3 torn away with partial loss of a few words, lower outer corners of last 2 leaves repaired without loss

Artist or Maker

Literature

Censimento 16 CNCE 20605; Renouard 1515/9; Texas 125; UCLA 138.5; Simon BG 743

Notes

first aldine edition. The first issue has the reading 'duerniorem' on the final leaf.

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