Apollonius Rhodius. Argonauticon, [Geneva], Estienne, 1574. binding by Hatton of Manchester, Macclesfield copy

APOLLONIUS RHODIUS

Αργοναυτικων βιβλια δ. Argonauticωn libri IIII. [Geneva]: Henri Estienne, 1574

4to (251 x 166mm.), woodcut Estienne device on title-page, text in Greek, woodcut initials and headpieces, 5-page manuscript index in an early hand bound at front, manuscript quotations from Philipp Melanchthon and Herodotus on separate leaf before the start of the text, manuscript annotations in the same hand as the index, nineteenth-century roan by Hatton of Manchester, Parker arms gilt on upper cover, gilt edges, a few deckle edges, occasional spotting, index slightly stained, spine faded

THE MACCLESFIELD COPY. A finely-printed edition of the Argonautica.

LITERATURE:

Renouard, Estienne p. 141; Schreiber 188; USTC 450661

PROVENANCE:

Earls of Macclesfield, armorial bookplate of the North Library, Shirburn Castle, sale, Sotheby's, 2 October 2008, lot 4332