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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
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Epistole [Ad Lucilium epistolarum]. Paris: [Pierre Le Dru for] Claude Jaumar, 27 March 1494/1495
Imperial 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 196 x 134 mm). collation: a - v8, x4, y-z8, 78, p8=[192] leaves (of 196, lacking x5-8), type G:103, 28 lines, guide letters and spaces left for initials; quire d misbound, last leaf tipped to final pastedown, two small passages with early underlining (a8 and d4), one early marginal note on leaf n6v. 19th-century pastiche Hagué-style binding on the Jean Grolier model, calf in a panel design with two frames and a lozenge of inlaid light-brown calf and five interlocking circles of the same inlay in the center, gilt-ruled; rebacked with original spine laid down, worn.
Imperial 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 196 x 134 mm). collation: a - v8, x4, y-z8, 78, p8=[192] leaves (of 196, lacking x5-8), type G:103, 28 lines, guide letters and spaces left for initials; quire d misbound, last leaf tipped to final pastedown, two small passages with early underlining (a8 and d4), one early marginal note on leaf n6v. 19th-century pastiche Hagué-style binding on the Jean Grolier model, calf in a panel design with two frames and a lozenge of inlaid light-brown calf and five interlocking circles of the same inlay in the center, gilt-ruled; rebacked with original spine laid down, worn.
Literature
CR(Suppl) 5349; Goff S381; Polain (B) 3484; CIBN S-190; C.A. Webb, "Pierre Le Dru: A Correction to 'A Correction to Copinger'" in The Library, 5th Series, 25 (1970), 248-249
Condition
last leaf tipped to final pastedown, two small passages with early underlining (a8 and d4), one early marginal note on leaf n6v. 19th-century pastiche Hague-style binding on the Jean Grolier model; rebacked with original spine laid down, worn.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A very rare edition of Seneca's letters, ISTC listing only 11 copies of which 3 are imperfect. This is the variant issue with the Claude Jaumar colophon; another issue is identical save for the colophon which instead mentions the bookseller Durand Gerlier (see Webb).
No copy in Germany, only two copies in the U.S.