- 198
Herodotus
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Herodotus
- Historiae libri IX [translated by Lorenzo Valla, revised by Joannes Andreae, Bishop of Aleria]. Rome: Arnoldus Pannartz for Petrus Maximus, 20 April 1475
- Paper
Median folio (332 x 218mm.), 245 (of 246 leaves, without initial blank), [aa10 bb8 cc6 a-k10 l8 m-q10 r8 s t10 v-z8.10], 38 lines, initial space at the beginning of each book, early annotations in several hands, late eighteenth-century sprinkled calf, spine gilt in compartments, inkstamp at foot of [aa]2r, slight spotting and soiling on title-page and elsewhere, some marginal dampstaining, last leaf (register) dampstained with loss at upper corner and small tear at foot not affecting text, upper cover detached, lower cover loose, lacking spine label
Literature
Goff H89; HC 8470; BMC iv 61; Bod-inc H-055; GW 12322
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
Second edition of Valla's Herodotus: a fine copy with wide margins.
Pannartz and Sweynheym were the first printers in Italy, and when they moved their press from Subiaco to Rome they set up shop in the house of the Maximus brothers. They ended their partnership in May 1473 and Pannartz continued printing alone from December 1474 to March 1478. However, this Herodotus was printed using one of their earlier fonts.