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PLINIUS SECUNDUS, EPISTOLAE, VENICE, ALDUS, 1518, LATER RED MOROCCO GILT, SYSTON PARK-HOE COPY
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Epistolarum libri X. Eiusdem panegyrici Traiano Principi dictum [and other works]. (Venice: in the house of Aldus and Andrea Torresani, June 1518)
8vo (151 x 93mm.), text in italics, woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso (otherwise blank), with two blank leaves, nineteenth-century red morocco gilt by R. Storr of Grantham, with his ticket, Aldine device gilt on covers, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, extremities very slightly rubbed
Provenance
Sir John Hayford Thorold, Syston Park bookplate, sale, Sotheby's, 18 December 1884, lot 1568, £2-4s; ES, engraved bookplate; Robert Hoe, morocco booklabel and gilt monogram stamped at foot of front pastedown, sale, Anderson Auction Company, New York, 18 November 1912, lot 2569
Literature
Cataldi Palau 37; Edit16 37589; UCLA 166
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine copy of the second Aldine edition of Pliny the Younger's letters, reprinted from the 1508 edition, with an additional index of subjects and an interpretation of Greek passages.