Lot 92
  • 92

Vegetius Renatus, Flavius

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
  • De re militari libri quatuor. Sexti Iulii Frontini... de stratagematis libri totidem. Aeliani de instruendis aciebus liber unus. Modesti de vocabulis rei militaris liber unus... [Edited by Guillaume Budé]. Paris: Christian Wechel, 1535
  • Paper
folio (318 x 208mm.), full-page woodcuts, woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso, later vellum, extracts from sale catalogues pasted to front flyleaves, occasional light damp-staining, E5 torn at lower corner with section of missing image supplied in facsimile

Provenance

Hatton, early inscriptions on title-page; W. Warren, "Aul. Grin. Soc.", inscription at head of title-page dated 1736 with (erased) price

Literature

Cockle 17; Fairfax Murray, French 563; Mortimer, Harvard French 487

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."

Catalogue Note

The third edition of Wechel's compendium of military science, following editions of 1532 and 1534.