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Maggi, Girolamo--Giacomo Castriotto.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Della fortificatione delle città ... libri III. Venice: Rutilio Borgominiero, 1564
- Paper
folio (340 x 240mm.), 115 woodcut illustrations, maps and diagrams, seventeenth-century calf, spine gilt in compartments, p.108 repaired and restored, repairs to inner margins of pp.112-124, early inscription partially erased at foot of title, slight browning, dampstaining in upper margin of title and first few pages, binding rubbed, spine chipped at head
Literature
Cockle 772; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 266; Riccardi i, 299-300; Spaulding & Karpinsky 37
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
First edition of this collection of five early works on military architecture and fortification.