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Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Paradoxa Stoicorum. [Cologne: Ulrich Zel, about 1467]
- Paper
Chancery 4to in half sheets (194 x 130mm.), 13 leaves (of 14, without final blank), [a8 b6], 25 lines, 2 pinholes visible (of 4, upper margin cut shorter), gothic type, 2- and 5-line initials in red, red initial strokes, watermark of a bull's head, nineteenth-century half calf, black morocco lettering-pieces on spine (labelled "MOGUNTIAE C. 1466")
Provenance
Sir Edward Sullivan, bookplate, his sale, Sotheby's, 23 May 1890, lot 1463, 19s, to Leighton, with extract from the sale catalogue pasted to inside front cover; William O'Brien, bequest bookplate dated 1899, and his notes on flyleaf ("very early type")
Literature
Goff C618; H 5302 (II); BMC i 181; Bod-inc C-341; GW 7009; Grosjean & O'Connell 43; Paul Needham, "Ulrich Zel", appendix 2, no. 11
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
FROM THE FIRST COLOGNE PRESS, established by Ulrich Zel in around 1464, when he matriculated from the University of Cologne, and which lasted until the end of the fifteenth century. Zel had worked in Mainz with Fust and Schoeffer and maintained his connections with them from Cologne. He produced mostly small texts for use by students, including numerous works by Cicero, St Augustine, Jean Gerson and John Chrysostom in his early years, as well as some classical and humanist texts.
RARE: this is one of 15 copies listed by ISTC, and is the earliest Zel book in this collection (see lots 23, 24, 39, 163, 298 and 342 for other early Zel quartos).